Request for Body-worn Camera Footage (FOIA) 24003210

Carli Ratke made this OPRA request to Bedminster Township Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear Bedminster Township,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:
Dear Public Records Officer,

Under the authority granted by the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.), I am formally requesting the release of all body-worn camera and dashcam footage pertaining to the specific incident outlined below:

Incident Case Number: 24003210
Officer Name & Badge Number:
Bedminster Township PD
1. BWC = 4 + 8 + 12 + 16 and Processing room video if possible
2. Sgt David Greenstrin = [Bodycam + Backseat + Dashcam (Patrol car #17)]
3. Ofc Veltri = [Bodycam]
4. Ofc Matthew Cooper = [Bodycam + Backseat (Patrol car #16)]

This request encompasses all unaltered footage from both body-worn cameras and vehicle dashcams involved in the incident.

In compliance with the New Jersey OPRA, I expect a response to this request within seven business days as stipulated by state law. Failure to meet this deadline will result in my seeking judicial relief to enforce compliance under the statute.

Please inform me of any fees associated with the processing of this request prior to proceeding. The timely and unimpeded access to these records is essential for maintaining public transparency and upholding New Jersey's statutory requirements.

Should there be any need for clarification or further details regarding this request, please contact me directly without delay.

I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to your cooperation.

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

Carli Ratke

Allison Alexantonakis, Bedminster Township

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Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill due to processing of the requested media.  OPRA allows
custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. 
Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the
custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made
available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”

 

Your request requires an extension of time until, October 21, 2024. 

 

Please confirm receipt.

 

Allison Alexantonakis

Administrative Specialist

Bedminster Twp. Police

55 Miller Lane

Bedminster, NJ 07921

(P) 908.212.7024 ext. 251

(F) 908.212.7003

 

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intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may
be privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended
recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the
intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If
you have received this communication in error, please immediately destroy
the original message and contact police communications immediately at
908-234.0585.

 

 

Dear Allison Alexantonakis,

First of all I would like to take this conversation to my email, as whenever you will provide me with the link of BCFs then OPRAmachine might hide the credentials or make the link inaccessible for me, that's why this is my email id PublicRecord @ ssbmedia(dot)net
(Please remove the spaces ' ' from the email as Opramchine does not allow emails to be seen, also replace (dot) with '. ')

Secondly, I am ready to pay the sum amount, but only when this conversation takes place in the our emails. I have all payment methods available but I would prefer money order the most. If you email me then please mention subject of this request (Request for Body-worn Camera Footage (FOIA) 24003210).

Thank you, and waiting for your reply.

Yours sincerely,
Carli Ratke

Dear Allison Alexantonakis,

Sorry the above Email was sent to you mistakenly, my original reply was,
"Ok, I agree with the extended time, however whenever you are ready to provide me with links of BCFs, please provide me on my email, as well as any credentials access you give it shall again be the same email, my email is this:
PublicRecord @ ssbmedia(dot)net
(Please remove spaces and replace (dot with .)) This is due to OPRAmachine does not show emails.

Yours sincerely,
Carli Ratke

Allison Alexantonakis, Bedminster Township

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