Requesting all administrative records of firearm returns, releases, or dispositions handled by the Caldwell Police Department from January 1, 2023, to the present.
Dear Caldwell Borough,
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:
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I request access to all administrative records maintained by the Caldwell Police Department from January 1, 2023 through the present that document the return, release, transfer, destruction, or other disposition of firearms.
This includes, but is not limited to:
• Property release forms,
• Firearm return receipts,
• Disposition logs or destruction authorizations,
• Chain-of-custody updates,
• Any inter-agency communications reflecting firearm return or release to individuals.
This request does not include:
• Firearm permit applications or licensing records governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3(f),
• Narrative criminal or investigatory reports under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3,
• Internal strategy documents or protected personal identifiers.
This request is limited to non-investigative administrative records maintained in the regular course of business.
If any portion of this request is withheld, I respectfully request:
• Confirmation of whether responsive records exist,
• Identification of the record(s) being withheld,
• Citation of the specific statutory exemption being relied upon, and
• Release of all non-exempt portions in redacted form, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.
If no responsive records exist, I request confirmation of that fact in writing.
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,
Chris Allen
Good morning,
I have received your records request and have sent it to the proper
department for review.
Regards,
Brittany
Brittany Heun, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Caldwell
24 Smull Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
[Caldwell Borough request email]
973-403-4638
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Chris Allen <[OPRA #76703 email]>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 9:18 PM
To: Brittany Heun <[Caldwell Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Requesting all administrative records of firearm
returns, releases, or dispositions handled by the Caldwell Police
Department from January 1, 2023, to the present.
Dear Caldwell Borough,
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:
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I request access to all
administrative records maintained by the Caldwell Police Department from
January 1, 2023 through the present that document the return, release,
transfer, destruction, or other disposition of firearms.
This includes, but is not limited to:
• Property release forms,
• Firearm return receipts,
• Disposition logs or destruction authorizations,
• Chain-of-custody updates,
• Any inter-agency communications reflecting firearm return
or release to individuals.
This request does not include:
• Firearm permit applications or licensing records governed
by N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3(f),
• Narrative criminal or investigatory reports under N.J.S.A.
47:1A-3,
• Internal strategy documents or protected personal
identifiers.
This request is limited to non-investigative administrative records
maintained in the regular course of business.
If any portion of this request is withheld, I respectfully request:
• Confirmation of whether responsive records exist,
• Identification of the record(s) being withheld,
• Citation of the specific statutory exemption being relied
upon, and
• Release of all non-exempt portions in redacted form,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.
If no responsive records exist, I request confirmation of that fact in
writing.
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,
Chris Allen
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Dear Brittany Heun,
I hope you are doing well. I am following up on a submission I sent on May 22. As noted in your acknowledgment dated May 23, the submission was forwarded to the appropriate department for review.
As of today, I have not received a substantive response. Given that the statutory response period under OPRA has passed, I would appreciate an update on the status of this request and any estimated timeline for when the materials or a formal reply will be provided.
Please let me know if anything further is needed from me to assist in processing the request.
Thank you again for your time and attention.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Allen
Dear Brittany Heun,
I hope you are doing well. I am following up on a submission I sent. As
noted in your acknowledgment the submission was forwarded to the
appropriate department for review.
As of today, I have not received a substantive response. Given that the
statutory response period under OPRA has passed, I would appreciate an
update on the status of this request and any estimated timeline for when
the materials or a formal reply will be provided.
Please let me know if anything further is needed from me to assist in
processing the request.
Thank you again for your time and attention.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Allen
Good afternoon, Mr. Allen,
Please find attached the records you requested.
Regards,
Brittany
Brittany Heun, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Caldwell
24 Smull Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
[Caldwell Borough request email]
973-403-4638
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Chris Allen <[OPRA #76703 email]>
Sent: Monday, June 9, 2025 11:51 AM
To: Brittany Heun <[Caldwell Borough request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Requesting all administrative records of
firearm returns, releases, or dispositions handled by the Caldwell Police
Department from January 1, 2023, to the present.
Dear Brittany Heun,
I hope you are doing well. I am following up on a submission I sent. As
noted in your acknowledgment the submission was forwarded to the
appropriate department for review.
As of today, I have not received a substantive response. Given that the
statutory response period under OPRA has passed, I would appreciate an
update on the status of this request and any estimated timeline for when
the materials or a formal reply will be provided.
Please let me know if anything further is needed from me to assist in
processing the request.
Thank you again for your time and attention.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Allen
-----Original Message-----
Good morning,
I have received your records request and have sent it to the proper
department for review.
Regards,
Brittany
Brittany Heun, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Caldwell
24 Smull Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
[Caldwell Borough request email]
973-403-4638
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Chris Allen <[OPRA #76703 email]>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 9:18 PM
To: Brittany Heun <[Caldwell Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Requesting all administrative records of firearm
returns, releases, or dispositions handled by the Caldwell Police
Department from January 1, 2023, to the present.
Dear Caldwell Borough,
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:
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I request access to all
administrative records maintained by the Caldwell Police Department from
January 1, 2023 through the present that document the return, release,
transfer, destruction, or other disposition of firearms.
This includes, but is not limited to:
• Property release forms,
• Firearm return receipts,
• Disposition logs or destruction authorizations,
• Chain-of-custody updates,
• Any inter-agency communications reflecting firearm return
or release to individuals.
This request does not include:
• Firearm permit applications or licensing records governed
by N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3(f),
• Narrative criminal or investigatory reports under
N.J.S.A.
47:1A-3,
• Internal strategy documents or protected personal
identifiers.
This request is limited to non-investigative administrative records
maintained in the regular course of business.
If any portion of this request is withheld, I respectfully request:
• Confirmation of whether responsive records exist,
• Identification of the record(s) being withheld,
• Citation of the specific statutory exemption being relied
upon, and
• Release of all non-exempt portions in redacted form,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.
If no responsive records exist, I request confirmation of that fact in
writing.
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,
Chris Allen
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #76703 email]
Is [Caldwell Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests
to Caldwell
Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
[1]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[2]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[3]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to
New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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Dear Ms. Heun,
Thank you for your response and for providing the records.
After reviewing the file, I wanted to follow up for clarification, as the materials provided do not appear to be the responsive records for this specific request. As noted in the original submission, I requested all administrative records maintained by the Caldwell Police Department from January 1, 2023 through the present that document the return, release, transfer, destruction, or other disposition of firearms.
Can you kindly confirm whether the file provided is intended to be the complete and correct response to this specific request?
Thank you again for your time and assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Allen
Good afternoon, Mr. Allen,
Yes, all parties I spoke with said that the file provided is accurate and
is the correct document to fulfill the request.
Regards,
Brittany
Brittany Heun, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Caldwell
24 Smull Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
[Caldwell Borough request email]
973-403-4638
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Chris Allen <[OPRA #76703 email]>
Sent: Monday, June 9, 2025 3:39 PM
To: Brittany Heun <[Caldwell Borough request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Requesting all administrative records of
firearm returns, releases, or dispositions handled by the Caldwell Police
Department from January 1, 2023, to the present.
Dear Ms. Heun,
Thank you for your response and for providing the records.
After reviewing the file, I wanted to follow up for clarification, as the
materials provided do not appear to be the responsive records for this
specific request. As noted in the original submission, I requested all
administrative records maintained by the Caldwell Police Department from
January 1, 2023 through the present that document the return, release,
transfer, destruction, or other disposition of firearms.
Can you kindly confirm whether the file provided is intended to be the
complete and correct response to this specific request?
Thank you again for your time and assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Allen
-----Original Message-----
Good afternoon, Mr. Allen,
Please find attached the records you requested.
Regards,
Brittany
Brittany Heun, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Caldwell
24 Smull Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
[Caldwell Borough request email]
973-403-4638
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Chris Allen <[OPRA #76703 email]>
Sent: Monday, June 9, 2025 11:51 AM
To: Brittany Heun <[Caldwell Borough request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Requesting all administrative records of
firearm returns, releases, or dispositions handled by the Caldwell Police
Department from January 1, 2023, to the present.
Dear Brittany Heun,
I hope you are doing well. I am following up on a submission I sent. As
noted in your acknowledgment the submission was forwarded to the
appropriate department for review.
As of today, I have not received a substantive response. Given that the
statutory response period under OPRA has passed, I would appreciate an
update on the status of this request and any estimated timeline for when
the materials or a formal reply will be provided.
Please let me know if anything further is needed from me to assist in
processing the request.
Thank you again for your time and attention.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Allen
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no other:
[OPRA #76703 email]
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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View this OPRA request & responses online:
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
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