FOIA Request to Paterson Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.
A request for public records has been submitted to the Paterson Police Department by Garden State Times under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act. The request seeks detailed information about the department’s current employees. Specifically, the request asks for any roster, directory, staffing list, payroll record, or personnel summary that identifies all current police department employees. The requested details include each employee’s name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if available), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (if included in existing public-facing records).
The Garden State Times has also requested access to multiple versions of such rosters if they exist—such as HR rosters, payroll rosters, sworn-officer rosters, and civilian-staff rosters—and is seeking the most recent version of each. As a media organization dedicated to providing comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs, Garden State Times emphasizes the importance of access to public records for transparency and accountability.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
