Police data collection project (Woodbridge Police Department)
| Tracking # |
20-362 |
| Multi Request | Police data collection project |
| Submitted | July 5, 2020 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and by type of force used from 2016-2019 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2016, 3 baton incidents in 2017, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2017, 4 complaints in 2018, 1 complaint sustained in 2019, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.
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,
Samuel Sinyangwe
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 July 5, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Woodbridge Police Department
Good morning Samuel,
The original request was sent to Police Director Robert Hubner, at the time of the request, he was on vacation, causing a delayed response. The requested information is being reviewed; you will have a response later this week on the OPRA request.
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Respectfully,
Sgt. Daniel Perovic
Woodbridge Police Department
Communications Division
Records Bureau
1 Main Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
daniel.perovic@twp.woodbridge.nj.us<mailto:daniel.perovic@twp.woodbridge.nj.us>
732-602-7310
PRIVACY NOTICE:
This e-mail, including attachments, may include privileged, confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately.
WARNING: Email received by or sent to Township officials is subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This means that absent some specific privilege, all such communications are considered a public record and are subject to publication and/or dissemination to the public upon request.
From: Woodbridge Police Department
Woodbridge Police OPRA 20-362
Samuel Sinyangwe,
The Woodbridge Township PD received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on July 14, 2020, requesting the following information
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and by type of force used from 2016-2019 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2016, 3 baton incidents in 2017, etc.)
The format that you are seeking does not exist. You are being provided the Annual IA Summary Reports and Middlesex County Professional Standards Annual Summary, which has most of the information being requested.
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2017, 4 complaints in 2018, 1 complaint sustained in 2019, etc.)
The format that you are seeking does not exist. You are being provided the Annual IA summary reports, which has most of the information being requested.
the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
The format that you are seeking does not exist. You are being provided the Annual IA Summary Reports and Middlesex County Professional Standards Annual Summary, which has most of the information being requested.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
The format that you are seeking does not exist. You are being provided the Annual IA Summary Report and Middlesex County Professional Standards Annual Summary , which has most of the information being requested.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Woodbridge Police Department to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by email at grc@dca.state.nj.us<mailto:grc@dca.state.nj.us>, or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc<http://www.state.nj.us/grc>. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should the to the Court Clerk in your County.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Respectfully,
Sgt. Daniel Perovic
Woodbridge Police Department
Communications Division
Records Bureau
1 Main Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
daniel.perovic@twp.woodbridge.nj.us<mailto:daniel.perovic@twp.woodbridge.nj.us>
732-602-7310
PRIVACY NOTICE:
This e-mail, including attachments, may include privileged, confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately.
WARNING: Email received by or sent to Township officials is subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This means that absent some specific privilege, all such communications are considered a public record and are subject to publication and/or dissemination to the public upon request.
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