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NJ Open Public Records Act Mandates Disclosure of Police Records

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  In a written opinion issued on January 12, 2015 Bergen County Assignment Judge Peter E. Doyne ordered that the State of New Jersey and several townships comply with public records requests made by North Jersey Media Group, the owner of The Record newspaper, concerning an incident that resulted in police officers shooting and killing an African American suspected of participating in vehicle theft and eluding police. North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Township of Lyndhurst, et al. , Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Docket No.: BER-L19048-14. Read more .