Requesting Police Crash Incident Reports for June 26 of 2026 - July 5 of 2026.
Dear New Brunswick City,
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-5(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:Requesting Police Crash Incident Reports for June 26 of 2026 - July 5 of 2026.
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,
Lorna Orak
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A document has been released for record request #26-537 along with the following message:
NEW BRUNSWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT
25 KIRKPATRICK STREET · POST OFFICE BOX 909
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08903
Communications 732.745.5200 / Facsimile 732.565.7544
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Captain Amish Shah
Public Information Officer
732.745.5259
July 14, 2026
Lorna Orak
Email: [2][OPRA #93142 email]
Re: OPRA Request 26-537
Dear Requestor:
The City of New Brunswick is in receipt of your request assigned number 26-537 in which you
request multiple accident reports for the period of June 26, 2026, to July 5, 2026. A search
revealed [41] responsive accident reports within the time period indicated.
Redactions
Please be advised that motor vehicle accident reports are releasable but will be subject to
redaction pursuant to OPRA, the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), and the New
Jersey Driver’s Privacy Protection Act.
In compliance with these laws, the following types of personal information as defined in 18
USC § 2725(3) will be redacted from the records:
• Name
• Driver license numbers
• Address, except 5-digit ZIP
• Telephone numbers
• Medical or disability information
If your request falls under a specific “permissible use” as defined by the DPPA, you may be
entitled to receive the reports with fewer or no redactions. Please complete and return the
attached form if you believe you have a permissible use under the DPPA.
Please note that the US Supreme Court has held that attorney advertising and solicitation is
not a permissible use under the DPPA. Maracich v. Spears, 570 U.S. 48 (2013).
Delivery Method and Cost
Your OPRA request form indicates a preferred delivery method other than in-person
pickup. Motor vehicle accident reports requested other than in-person are subject to a $5.00
fee per report under N.J.S.A. 39:4-131 and New Brunswick city ordinances. The applicable fee
of $5.00 for each of the [41] reports totals $[205.00], which must be deposited with the City
Clerk before the records are sent.
Alternatively, you may avoid the delivery fee by picking up the reports in person.
If you indicate this preference, the reports will be provided on a CD and held for pickup at
no additional cost.
If we do not receive payment prior to July 23, 2026, we will assume that you are not
interested in paying the applicable fees and we will consider the OPRA request closed.
Sincerely,
Captain
Amish Shah
cc. Leslie Zeledon, City Clerk
Joseph Catanese, Asst. City Attorney
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Record request #26-537 has been closed. The closure reason
supplied was:
We closed this request after we received no response to our
letter dated July 14, 2026.
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