Specific Emails Concerning Chief of Police Email
Dear Westwood Borough,
Attn: Karen Hughes, RMC
Borough Clerk
Assistant Borough Administrator
Borough of Westwood
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Within email logs for the Chief of Police is the following message:
7/5/2023
From jillmortimer at wwrsd.org
To mpontillo at westwoodnj.gov
Subject: Fwd: CD Update
I am requesting the full body of the above email and any emails in the thread.
Yours faithfully,
Uilleam Whitedale
The email requested is exempt in its entirety from disclosure under the criminal investigatory exception: “A record which is not required by law to be made, maintained or kept on file that is held by a law enforcement agency which pertains to any criminal investigation or related civil enforcement proceedings.” As established by the Government Records Council, these documents remain exempt even after investigation ends and no indictment is made.
Karen Hughes, RMC
Borough Clerk
Assistant Borough Administrator
Borough of Westwood
101 Washington Avenue
Westwood, NJ 07675
201-664-7100 ext. 101
fax: 201-664-4260