Sheriff's Office reports related to the January 23, 2024 suicide of Sheriff Richard Berdnik in Clifton NJ.
Dear Passaic County Sheriff's Office,
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:
Any and all reports and/or documents related to the January 23, 2024 suicide of Sheriff Richard Berdnik in Clifton NJ.
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,
Robert M. Luciano
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Dear Robert M. Luciano,
Thank you for your interest in public records of the County of Passaic. Your
request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Open
Public Records Act (OPRA). Your request was received in this office on 8/7/2026
and given the reference number R015407-080726 for tracking purposes.
"Dear Passaic County Sheriff's Office,
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:
Any and all reports and/or documents related to the January 23, 2024 suicide of
Sheriff Richard Berdnik in Clifton NJ.
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,
Robert M. Luciano"
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County of Passaic department(s)
to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs
associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the
availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE
NOTE: The State of NJ Open Public Records Act does not require a governmental
body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
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