ASBURY PARK PRESS v. SEASIDE HEIGHTS


246 N.J. Super. 62 (1990)

586 A.2d 870

ASBURY PARK PRESS, INC., PLAINTIFF, v. BOROUGH OF SEASIDE HEIGHTS AND ANTHONY L. SCHREMMER, CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE SEASIDE HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Ocean County.

Decided December 17, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Eittreim, for plaintiff (McCarter & English, attorneys).

William T. Hiering, Jr., for defendants (Hiering, Hoffman, Garvey & Gannon, attorneys).


SERPENTELLI, A.J.S.C.

In this case the court is asked to decide whether a newspaper should be entitled to access to police reports concerning an alleged beating of a citizen by law enforcement officers or whether the need for confidentiality in the conduct of police affairs outweighs the public's right to know about the incident.

Plaintiff, Asbury Park Press, Inc., is the owner and publisher of a daily newspaper. Plaintiff's complaint alleges, on information...

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