Traffic Summons
Dear Mahwah Township,
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:
Total number of traffic summonses issued by Mahwah Police Department,
total number of arrests of adults and junviles and total number of motor
vehicle stops made by Mahwah Police Department from 01/01/2026 to
03/31/2026. I do not want/need names of arrested, just total.
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,
Matthew Operations
I have received your OPRA Request and am forwarding to our Police Department for their response. They will review your request and respond to you.
In the future, please use the following email for all police matters [email address]. Upon their receipt, they will begin processing your request.
Carolyn George, RMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Mahwah
475 Corporate Drive
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-529-5757, ext. 232
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Operations <[OPRA #89548 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 9:24 AM
To: Carolyn George <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Traffic Summons
Dear Mahwah Township,
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:
Total number of traffic summonses issued by Mahwah Police Department,
total number of arrests of adults and junviles and total number of motor
vehicle stops made by Mahwah Police Department from 01/01/2026 to
03/31/2026. I do not want/need names of arrested, just total.
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,
Matthew Operations
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Good afternoon,
Please be advised that, for the period of January 1, 2026 through March
31, 2026, the Mahwah Police Department reports the following totals:
• Total arrests: 61 (no juveniles)
• Total motor vehicle stops: 1,009
• Total traffic summonses issued: 1,246
This response completes your OPRA request this case is now closed.
Thank you.
Mahwah Police Department
HQ Phone (201) 529-1000
HQ Fax (201) 529-0240
[1][email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Carolyn George <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 9:29 AM
To: Matthew Operations
<[OPRA #89548 email]>
Cc: Mahwah PDOpra <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Traffic Summons
I have received your OPRA Request and am forwarding to our Police
Department for their response. They will review your request and respond
to you.
In the future, please use the following email for all police matters
[2][email address]. Upon their receipt, they will begin processing
your request.
Carolyn George, RMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Mahwah
475 Corporate Drive
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-529-5757, ext. 232
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Operations
<[3][OPRA #89548 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 9:24 AM
To: Carolyn George <[4][email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Traffic Summons
Dear Mahwah Township,
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:
Total number of traffic summonses issued by Mahwah Police Department,
total number of arrests of adults and junviles and total number of motor
vehicle stops made by Mahwah Police Department from 01/01/2026 to
03/31/2026. I do not want/need names of arrested, just total.
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,
Matthew Operations
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[5][OPRA #89548 email]
Is [6][Mahwah Township request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Mahwah
Township? If so, please contact us using this form:
[7]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[8]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[9]https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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