Missing Native Americans
| Tracking # |
21-436 |
| Submitted | June 24, 2021 |
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From: Urban Indigenous Collective
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2021; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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Hi there
Your first Hunterdon County record request (request number #21-436) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
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Request #21-436.
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From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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Hi there
Record request #21-436 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
Dear Requestor,
Hunterdon County is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request number 21-436.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following: “Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2021; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.”
Please see the attached response from the Hunterdon County Sheriff, Fred Brown.
Your Open Public Records request has been processed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. If your request has been denied in whole or in part, the County of Hunterdon reserves the right to raise any other grounds for denial not raised in this response. The failure of the County of Hunterdon to assert an exception or privilege herein does not act as a waiver of any ground for denial not raised herein.
The County considers your OPRA request closed.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Samantha M. Gravelle
Paralegal
Hunterdon County Counsel
71 Main Street
Building 1, 3rd Floor
Flemington, NJ 08822
908-788-1546
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From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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Hi there
A document has been released to you for record request #21-436:
* Response to OPRA 21-436.doc
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From: Urban Indigenous Collective
Thank you for replying back to our OPRA request,
We have a few follow-up questions based on your response:
1. Is there a particular reason as to why you do not keep records within your jurisdiction?
2. Is the reason applicable to murder cases? In other words, do you not file murder cases within your jurisdiction?
Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Jersey Open Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 26, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #21-436.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office
Hunterdon County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-436:
Your OPRA request was closed on June 30, 2022. To request specific governments, you will need to submit a new request and be assigned a new number.
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