Dear Raritan 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:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

This is a request for DASHCAM and BWC video for the first two squads on scene and any subsequent BWC video related to the arrest of the primary suspect in this matter. (As a formality, this request is being made under open records statutes governing this data.)

Please also include the police report from the primary officer or the probable cause statement. You can exclude any PII. The narrative is the most important part.

Title of case: N.J. man charged with DUI after near head-on crash, police say
State and City: Raritan Township, New Jersey
Link of Articles: https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2016/09/nj_...
Description: James Lazzarotti was involved in a serious crash on Klinesville Road when his 2000 GMC pickup truck crossed over double-yellow lines and struck a 1994 Honda Civic del Sol nearly head-on. The crash caused Lazzarotti’s truck to roll over and land on its roof after hitting a utility pole. He was able to free himself, while the other driver, a 68-year-old man from Frenchtown, had to be extricated from his car due to front-end damage and was transported to Morristown Medical Center for a back injury.
Police Department: Raritan Township Police Department

IF YOUR AGENCY DOES NOT USE BODY CAMERAS:If you do not have a body camera video related to this incident, please let us know. We will likely cancel the request if your agency was not using BWC at the time of the incident. (Exception: State Troopers - we will still want state trooper dash cams.)

EXCLUDED FROM THIS REQUEST:

Exclude any portion of footage involving personally identifiable information (PII)
Exclude portions of the video in which minors are visible
Exclude portions involving nudity, explicit or graphic content (blur, redact, or cut)
Exclude any other portion of the video at your discretion.

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