Vehicle Pursuits/Refusal to Stop
To whom it may concern,
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. This request is among a batch of similar requests made. I request the following records:
- Incident Detail/CAD Reports for instances in which a vehicle pursuit was initiated by your agency from 1/1/2024 to 8/1/2025
- Incident Detail/CAD Reports for instances in which a vehicle refused to stop, but a pursuit was NOT initiated from 1/1/2024 to 8/1/2025
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense in New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I will NOT be using these records for any monetary gain or commercial purpose.
I am NOT seeking these records due to a legal proceeding.
I would like for these records to be delivered 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,
Mr. J. Buford
Dear Mr. Buford ,
Be advised the Borough of Fort Lee is in receipt of your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) as attached.
Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. The Borough requires an
additional 14 business days (until September 3, 2025) to compile, review,
and produce the potentially responsive records in accordance with New
Jersey law. The Borough also reserves the right to request an additional
extension of time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of
Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Sincerely,
Dina Roditis, RMC
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Borough of Fort Lee
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Tel: (201) 592-3500 Ext. 1038
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Dear Constantina Roditis,
I am in receipt of your extension request dated 8/13/2025. This is fine by me, and I thank you for reaching out! If any other extensions are necessary, by all means I accept them. Thank you once again for informing me of this!
Have a wonderful day,
Jimmy
Dear Mr. Buford,
Please see attached letter and documents regarding your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request for:
Incident Detail/CAD Reports for instances in which a vehicle pursuit was
initiated by your agency from 1/1/2024 to 8/1/2025
Incident Detail/CAD Reports for instances in which a vehicle refused to
stop, but a pursuit was NOT initiated from 1/1/2024 to 8/1/2025.
Sincerely,
Evelyn Rosario, RMC, CMC, MMC
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Fort Lee
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Telephone No. 201-592-3500 Ext. 1040
Fax No. 201-585-9012
Visit [1]www.fortleenj.org
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From: Constantina Roditis <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 12:04 PM
To: [OPRA #79048 email]
<[OPRA #79048 email]>
Cc: Evelyn Rosario <[email address]>; Rosa Tropea
<[email address]>
Subject: OPRA No. 732-2025 Vehicle Pursuits/Refusal to Stop
Dear Mr. Buford ,
Be advised the Borough of Fort Lee is in receipt of your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) as attached.
Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. The Borough requires an
additional 14 business days (until September 3, 2025) to compile, review,
and produce the potentially responsive records in accordance with New
Jersey law. The Borough also reserves the right to request an additional
extension of time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of
Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Sincerely,
Dina Roditis, RMC
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Borough of Fort Lee
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Tel: (201) 592-3500 Ext. 1038
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sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and
privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or
distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please
contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original
message. This e-mail, all responses to this e-mail and all e-mail sent to
the e-mail address above, including all attachments, will constitute
“public records” obtainable by any person filing a request under the Open
Public Records Act (OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content
of e-mails exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain
private.
References
Visible links
1. http://www.fortleenj.org/
2. http://www.fortleenj.org/
3. https://www.facebook.com/fortleetoday/
4. https://twitter.com/FortLeeToday
5. https://www.instagram.com/fortleetodaynj/
6. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQ5P-k...