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
The Old Tappan Police Department did not have any vehicle pursuits during
the dates you requested. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Old Tappan Police Department
Karen Turner
Karen Turner
RMA
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From: Jean Donch <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 8:07 AM
To: Karen Turner <[email address]>; Bobby Wacht
<[email address]>; Chief Joseph Tracy
<[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Vehicle Pursuits/Refusal to Stop
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Jean M. Donch, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Old Tappan
227 Old Tappan Road
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
201-664-1849 x11
201-664-3543 Fax
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Good morning,
In response to your OPRAmachine request, the Old Tappan Police Department
had no pursuits during the dates requested. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Old Tappan Police Department
Karen Turner
Karen Turner
RMA
Good afternoon
The Old Tappan Police Dept reports that they did not have any vehicle pursuits during the requested time frame.
Have a good day
Jean M. Donch, RMC
Borough Clerk
Borough of Old Tappan
227 Old Tappan Road
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
201-664-1849 x11
201-664-3543 Fax
[email address]
***Summer Hours***
From June 2, 2025 – August 29, 2025
Monday-Thursday 8:00AM-4:00PM
Fridays 8:00AM-1:00PM
Think Green...Before printing this e-mail ask yourself if it is necessary?
Notice: You are advised that 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.