Missing Native Americans (Cumberland County Sheriff's Office)

Urban Indigenous Collective filed this request with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office of Cumberland County, NJ.
Tracking #

22-422

Multi Request Missing Native Americans
Est. Completion None
Status
No Responsive Documents

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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: Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

A no responsive documents response.

From: Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

A no responsive documents response.

From: Urban Indigenous Collective

Thank you for replying back to our OPRA request,

We have a few follow up questions:
1. Do you keep records of missing cases in your jurisdiction?
2. Do you keep these records based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or other demographic characteristics?
3. If you do not have any records pertaining to missing Native Americans/Alaska Natives, do you have any records of murdered Native America/Alaska Natives in file in your jurisdiction?

Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.

Sincerely,

Urban Indigenous Collective

From: Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

Cumberland County NJ

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Your record request #22-422 has been submitted. You can see it anytime at the link below.

We are in receipt of your OPRA request and are in the process of reviewing it for response. Please be advised that we reserve the right to withhold and/or redact any records or information that may be exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act, and/or other applicable legal privileges including, but not limited to, attorney work product and attorney client privileges.

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From: Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

Cumberland County NJ

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Record request #22-422 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Please be advised that no records exist responsive to your request. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office does not respond to missing person investigations as they are handled by the municipalities and/or New Jersey State Police.

This message hereby completes the County's response to your request. Please be advised that if you feel this response has not been appropriate, you have the right to pursue a claim within 45 days with the Government Records Council or by filing suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey. However, if you have questions or concerns regarding this response, please let me know and it will be my pleasure to assist you.

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