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
James,
Your OPRA request has been received and forwarded to Ariane Hertenstein, Police Records Custodian, for response.
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-848-9453
Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail, including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be obtained 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.
The Franklin Lakes Police Department received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on 8/4/2025. As the official Police Records Custodian, I
received your OPRA request on 8/4/2025. As such, the seven (7) business
day deadline to respond to your request is 8/13/2025. This response to
your request is being provided to you on the 1^st business day after the
custodian’s receipt of said request.
The letter attached will identify the records that are being denied in
whole or in part as well as the legal basis for each denial, as is
required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your
request.
Please note, if you have any discrepancies with the report, the officer
who took the report needs to be contacted. Please dial the main number
(201-891-3131) and dial “0” and a dispatcher will assist you.
This fulfills and closes your OPRA request.
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 the Franklin Lakes Police Department 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 Council 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,
Ariane Hertenstein
Records Bureau/Administrative Assistant
Franklin Lakes Police Department
490 De Korte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-3131 Ext. 2003
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CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
The information contained in this communication including any attachments
is from the Franklin Lakes Police Department and should be considered
privileged and confidential. It is intended only for the sole use of the
designated persons or entities named as addressees. If you are not an
intended recipient of this e-mail, any further review, dissemination,
distribution, copying, or use of the information contained herein is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,
please immediately notify Admin Assistant Ariane Hertenstein at (201)
891-3131 to arrange for the return of this information. Thank you.
Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained 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.
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