Unmarked Vehicle Data, Policies, Reporting, Use (Bergen County Sheriff's Office (NJ))

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office (NJ) of Bergen County, NJ.
Multi Request Unmarked Vehicle Data, Policies, Reporting, Use
Submitted July 30, 2020
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From: Beryl Lipton

Subject: New Jersey Open Public Records Act Request: Unmarked Vehicle Data, Policies, Reporting, Use (Bergen County Sheriff's Office (NJ))

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records regarding the use and reporting of use of unmarked vehicles by representatives and employees of this agency:

POLICY
All policies, statutes, and guidance used to govern the use of unmarked vehicles or any other vehicle used or in the possession of this agency that is not clearly and obviously marked as a law enforcement vehicle.

Please include all policies regarding access to such vehicles, use of the vehicles, internal reporting requirements when such vehicles are used, and external reporting requirements.

FORMS and GUIDANCE
A blank version of all forms and logs used by this agency in relation unmarked vehicles, including all those used to track use, damage, and the inventory of vehicles.

DATA
All available data, reports, audits, and other aggregated information regarding this agency’s inventory and use of unmarked vehicles for the period from January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2020.

OTHER
In the initial acknowledgement letter from your agency, if you could please include an indication of whether your agency does use unmarked vehicles in some form, that would be appreciated.

For reference, here are examples of the kinds of materials that would be responsive to this request:
• Pennsylvania state statute (http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol35/35-2/55.html);
• opinion of the Wisconsin Attorney General (https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/oag/archival/_293/_1/_16);
• Orlando Police Department policy (https://www.orlando.gov/files/sharedassets/public/documents/opd/policies-and-procedures/police-operations/1132.3-response-to-calls-traffic-stops-by-unmarked-police-vehicles.pdf);
• Howard County, Maryland Internal Audit Report of Police Take-Home Vehicle Program Audit - May 2018 (https://cc.howardcountymd.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xwqgv-M7q9g%3D&tabid=132&portalid=0)
• Minneapolis’s Daily Activity Report (MP-3006) and Equipment Work Order Log (MP-5400)

If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable and the reason for the unavailability.

If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a request for clarification or a proposed modification.

This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that have followed.

In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association with this request, 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,

Beryl Lipton

From: Bergen County Sheriff, NJ

Subject: OPRA Request Question

Email

Beryl Lipton,

Greetings... I just received an OPRA Request you submitted to the BCSO some time ago and I just have a couple of questions relating to your request.

Kindly give me a call at your convenience to provide a little clarification relating to your request.

Please utilize contact information provided below.

Thank you,

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Gene K. Kolich
Captain
Bergen County Sheriff's Office
Two Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Desk: 201-336-3568
gkolich@bcsd.us<mailto:gkolich@bcsd.us>

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UNLESS SUCH IS EXPRESSLY AND CLEARLY STATED HEREIN, NOTHING IN THIS OR ANY EMAIL FROM THE SENDER OF THIS EMAIL OR OTHERWISE FROM the Bergen County Sheriff's Office IS TO BE CONSTRUED AS OR SHALL BE CONSIDERED A COMMITMENT, WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR OTHERWISE BINDING the Bergen County Sheriff's Office IN ANY WAY TO PERFORM, HONOR, OR FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE STATEMENTS MADE HEREIN. ALL COMMITMENTS, WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR SIMILAR CAN ONLY BE EFFECTED IN A WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.

Although the Bergen County Sheriff's Office believes this email and any attachments to be free from virus or defect that may affect a computer, it is the sole responsibility of the recipient to ensure that this is so, and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office accepts no responsibility for any loss, contamination, or damage arising in any way from its use.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Office's Official Website<http://www.bcsd.us>
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From: Bergen County Sheriff's Office (NJ)

Subject: BCSO OPRA Response Letter & Responsive Records

Email

Beryl Lipton,

Please see the attached scanned copies of the OPRA Request you submitted to the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, the BCSO response to your request and the BCSO record(s) responsive to your request.

Please contact BCSO Legal Counsel, Dan Zwillenberg Esq., if you have any legal questions relating to this matter.

I have taken the liberty off cc'ing Mr. Zwillenberg on this email as well as on the attached BCSO response letter in the event you have any follow up questions.

Thank you,

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Gene K. Kolich
Captain
Bergen County Sheriff's Office
Two Bergen County Plaza
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Desk: 201-336-3568
gkolich@bcsd.us<mailto:gkolich@bcsd.us>

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This email may contain content that is confidential, copyrighted, exempt from disclosure, or otherwise legally protected. It is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error (even if the email address above is yours) please notify the sender by return email and delete the original email from your system. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient is not intended to waive any right or privilege. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, dissemination, copying or distribution of this email or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are the individual sender's and are not necessarily that of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, except where the sender states with authority the views to be that of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.

UNLESS SUCH IS EXPRESSLY AND CLEARLY STATED HEREIN, NOTHING IN THIS OR ANY EMAIL FROM THE SENDER OF THIS EMAIL OR OTHERWISE FROM the Bergen County Sheriff's Office IS TO BE CONSTRUED AS OR SHALL BE CONSIDERED A COMMITMENT, WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR OTHERWISE BINDING the Bergen County Sheriff's Office IN ANY WAY TO PERFORM, HONOR, OR FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE STATEMENTS MADE HEREIN. ALL COMMITMENTS, WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR SIMILAR CAN ONLY BE EFFECTED IN A WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.

Although the Bergen County Sheriff's Office believes this email and any attachments to be free from virus or defect that may affect a computer, it is the sole responsibility of the recipient to ensure that this is so, and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office accepts no responsibility for any loss, contamination, or damage arising in any way from its use.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Office's Official Website<http://www.bcsd.us>
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