Synopses of Officer Misconduct and Major Discipline
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to New Brunswick City as part of a batch sent to 67 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.
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:
All police misconduct information required to be published for the reporting year 2024 pursuant to the Internal Affairs Policies & Procedures Section 9.11 (available here: https://www.nj.gov/oag/dcj/agguide/direc...)
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. However, you may also direct me to the precise on your website where this is available.
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,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Requestor,
Please see the attached letter responsive to your OPRA request. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Shalon T. Bennett, RMC
Deputy Clerk
City of New Brunswick
City Clerk’s Office Rm 201
78 Bayard Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-5041 (phone)
(732) 745-5009 (fax)
Dear New Brunswick City,
Regarding the request for Internal Affairs records, I received Captain Shah's letter. Contrary to the letter, I believe that he does in fact have access to the 2024 Appendix K and Appendix L. Can I please get copies of these records (or you can direct me to them)?
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Mr. Kratovil,
Kindly be advised, your original request for" All police misconduct information required to be published for the reporting year 2024 pursuant to the Internal Affairs Policies & Procedures Section 9.11", did not explicitly specify Appendix K and Appendix L. Your request as written was interpreted as a request for the publicly required posting of the department's Major Discipline Report (Appendix L). However, there are no responsive records for Appendix L, as the department had no major discipline to report as identified under section 9.11.2 of the Internal Affairs Policy and Procedures.
Nevertheless, both items you seek are published on the city's website. Please click on the following links:
Appendix K:
https://link.edgepilot.com/s/97811946/ZW...
Appendix L:
https://link.edgepilot.com/s/b5443414/i0...
by Clicking 2024 Major Discipline Report tab.
Regards,
Leslie R. Zeledón, City Clerk
City of New Brunswick
78 Bayard Street, Rm. 201
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732.745.5041 (phone)
732.745.5009 (fax)
Dear Ms. Zeledon,
Regarding Appendix K, the link provided only contains the first page of the appendix. You can see a reference on this page that indicates: "Detailed breakdowns can be found in the subsequent pages."
Kindly provide a full copy of Appendix K in order to fulfill my records request. Thanks, have a nice day.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Mr. Kratovil,
In response to your request for "All police misconduct information
required to be published for the reporting year 2024 pursuant to the
Internal Affairs Policies & Procedures Section 9.11", please be advised
that the 2024 Internal Affairs Annual Summary Report constitutes the
publicly available record that is required to be published on our website
pursuant to the New Jersey Attorney General Internal Affairs Policy and
Procedures 9.11.1 (2022). The link provided contains this summary report.
Please note that all other records related to Internal Affairs remain
confidential.
Kindly see further explanation of the applicable section related to
Section 9.11 from the Attorney General Internal Affairs Policy and
Procedures.
[1]IAPP 9.11.1.PNG
Regards,
Leslie R. Zeledón, City Clerk
City of New Brunswick
78 Bayard Street, Rm. 201
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732.745.5041 (phone)
732.745.5009 (fax)