Video Request (Bodycam or Dashcam)
Dear Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,
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: 18-year-old driver was drunk, high during crash that killed teen passenger, cops say
State and City: Ocean County, New Jersey
Link of Articles: https://www.nj.com/ocean/2024/06/18-year...
Description: Kailyn Gorga, 18, was driving drunk and under the influence of marijuana when she crashed on Lacey Road in Manchester, New Jersey, on April 14. At approximately 2:50 a.m., Gorga’s car struck a curb, overturned, and ejected rear-seat passenger Catalina Reinoso, 18, of Brick, who was later flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where she died five days later from her injuries. A 19-year-old man from Brick was injured but released, and three other passengers sustained minor injuries.
Police Department: Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
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
Attached please find the response to your request.
Best regards,
From: Francesco Papa
<[OPRA #72456 email]>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2025 5:44 PM
To: OCPO_OPRA <[Ocean County Prosecutor's Office request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Video Request (Bodycam or Dashcam)
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Dear Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,
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: 18-year-old driver was drunk, high during crash that killed
teen passenger, cops say
State and City: Ocean County, New Jersey
Link of Articles:
[1]https://www.nj.com/ocean/2024/06/18-year...
Description: Kailyn Gorga, 18, was driving drunk and under the influence
of marijuana when she crashed on Lacey Road in Manchester, New Jersey, on
April 14. At approximately 2:50 a.m., Gorga’s car struck a curb,
overturned, and ejected rear-seat passenger Catalina Reinoso, 18, of
Brick, who was later flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where
she died five days later from her injuries. A 19-year-old man from Brick
was injured but released, and three other passengers sustained minor
injuries.
Police Department: Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
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
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