Video Request (Bodycam or Dashcam)
Dear Cherry Hill 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-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:
Title of case: Man Charged In Fatal Cherry Hill Hit-And-Run Arrested: Police
Suspect Name: Michael R. Rodgers Jr.
State and City: New Jersey, Cherry Hill
Link of Articles: https://patch.com/new-jersey/cherryhill/...
Charge Description: Second-degree knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal accident, Fourth-degree obstructing the administration of law
Police Department: Cherry Hill Police Department
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,
Francesco Papa
OPRA-Req-25-0305
Date Received: 2/20/2025
Status: Received
Applicant: Francesco Papa
Information Requested: Records requested:
Video Request (Bodycam or Dashcam)
Title of case: Man Charged In Fatal Cherry Hill Hit-And-Run
Arrested: Police
Suspect Name: Michael R. Rodgers Jr.
State and City: New Jersey, Cherry Hill
Francesco,
The Township of Cherry Hill received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on February 20, 2025.
OPRA allows public agencies to impose special service charges when
fulfilling a request requires an extraordinary expenditure of time
and effort or when records cannot be reproduced by ordinary
document copying equipment in standard business size. See N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.c. Special service charges must reflect the actual direct
cost of providing the requested records.
Before proceeding, we want to provide you with the opportunity to
modify your request to potentially lower or eliminate the special
service charge. Based on our review, there are approximately 15
hours of BWC/MVR footage responsive to your request. The
lowest-level employee capable of fulfilling this request has a
direct hourly rate of $62.42. The anticipated time required to
complete the request is 20 hours, resulting in a special service
charge of $1,248.40.
You may choose to refine your request by narrowing the scope, such
as specifying a shorter timeframe, fewer individuals, or more
specific incidents, which could reduce the charge. Please let us
know if you would like assistance in modifying your request.
If you wish to proceed with the original request, kindly respond
in writing with your acceptance of the estimated charge. We will
not begin processing the request until we receive your written
acceptance and payment.
Please let us know how you would like to proceed.
Sincerely,
Patti Chacker
Township of Cherry Hill
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