Good morning,

This email is the Ridgewood Police Department's response to your OPRA request. We searched all calls for service with locations on "Ridge Road" between 8/1/24 and 8/31/24. Additionally we searched all police reports filed between 8/19/24 and 8/25/24. We were not able to locate any records responsive to your request. At this time, we consider your OPRA request fulfilled and closed.

 
Sergeant John A. Ward #143
Ridgewood Police Department 
t: 201.670.5500
[email address]
131 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

-----Original Message-----
From: Jan T. Philips <[OPRA #82944 email]>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2025 3:28 PM
To: RPD - Records <[Ridgewood Police Department request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Ridgecrest Housing

Dear Ridgewood Police Department,

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: I am requesting access to and copies of any and all police reports, incident reports, or investigative summaries related to an event that occurred on or about August 24, 2024, involving three men reportedly observed on the Ridgecrest property and alleged to have discharged firearms toward a New Jersey Transit train.

If reports, supplements, or related records exist for subsequent dates connected to the same incident (e.g., follow-up investigations or reports filed after August 24, 2024), please include those as well.

I am requesting:

Police/incident reports

Supplemental reports or narratives

Any available public information (not exempt under OPRA) about the disposition or status of this incident

If any portion of these records is exempt from disclosure, please provide the non-exempt portions and cite the specific legal basis for any redaction or denial.

Yours faithfully,

Jan T. Philips

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