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Borough of New Providence

Open Public Records Request

Dear Amit O,

This email is to confirm receipt of your OPRA request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:

Dear New Providence Borough,
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:
Police use of force records from 2020-2025.
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,
Amit o

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by Borough of New Providence to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. 
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at
[email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law.  All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

Sincerely,

Borough of New Providence

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Borough of New Providence

Open Public Records Request

Reference # OPR-2025-00277

Dear Amit O,

The Borough Clerk has commented the following on 06/17/2025 in regards to
your OPRA Request:

6/16/2025- Clarification needed.  `police use of force records`. What
specific, identifiable record is the requestor seeking? Please email
[New Providence Borough request email] with clarification of what record is being requested.
Thank you!

Sincerely,

Borough of New Providence

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Your response was sent on 6/23/25 and is below

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Subject: Fulfilled: OPRA Request

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Borough of New Providence

Open Public Records Request

Reference # OPR-2025-00277
Date Entered: 6/16/2025 8:14:00 AM

Dear Amit O,

Your Open Public Records Request has been Fulfilled on 06/16/2025.

The request sought access to the following records:

Dear New Providence Borough,

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:
Police use of force records from 2020-2025.

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,
Amit o

Dear New Providence Borough,
Use of force reports are documents that the police are required to fill
out when force is used. I am looking for any of this forms filed from 2020
to today.
Examaple:
[2]https://www.nj.gov/lps/dcj/agguide/uof06...
[3]https://www.nj.gov/oag/excellence/docs/u...
Yours faithfully,
Amit O

Fulfilled Reasons:

6/16/2025- Clarification needed.  `police use of force records`. What
specific, identifiable record is the requestor seeking? Please reply to
[4][New Providence Borough request email]
6/23/25- Publicly available Use of Force data from our agency from October
of 2020 until present is located on the NJ Attorney General`s Use of Force
Dashboard.  You can utilize the web address:
[5]https://www.njoag.gov/force/.  Select New Providence as the agency.

The records are being transmitted to you via Email. Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is $0.00.

Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at 908-665-1400
x0.

Sincerely,

Borough of New Providence

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2. https://www.nj.gov/lps/dcj/agguide/uof06...
3. https://www.nj.gov/oag/excellence/docs/u...
4. mailto:[New Providence Borough request email]
5. https://www.njoag.gov/force/

Good morning-
Your response was sent on 6/23/25. Please check your spam filers if its not in your inbox. I also sent it again this morning.
Thank you,
Jessica

Jessica Short
Deputy Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
 
Borough of New Providence
360 Elkwood Avenue
New Providence, NJ  07974
908-665-1400 x0

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