Brady Offense No. 1724295632 - 1374349553

Steven Blantz

Lindenwold Borough Police Department

2001 Egg Harbor Road

Lindenwold, New Jersey 08021

(856) 784-7566

https://www.lindenw…

Date of Offense

Date Not Provided

Offense(s)

None Provided

Official Statement

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: Yes

Other Sanction:

Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No

# of Days Suspended: 90

Sustained Charge: Code of Ethics, Use of Department Property and Equipment, Compromising Criminal or Traffic Cases/Investigation

Description: Internal Affairs received information regarding Ptl Steve Blantz accessing police databases while on and off duty to obtain information for personal reasons. Through further investigation it was revealed that Ptl. Blantz searched police databases on several occasion in order to access information on people that he may have known. These searches had no Law Enforcement purpose. Ptlm Blantz was suspended 90 days.

New Jersey Open Public Records Act

New Jersey S.A. 47:1A-13

The New Jersey Open Public Records Act became the state’s sunshine law in 2002, replacing, and significantly improving, a pre-existing right-to-know law. Public records includes any paper, written or printed book, document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that has been made, maintained or kept on file.

Anyone but convicted criminals seeking information on victims may request public documents from the state. There is no requirement for a statement of purpose and no restrictions placed on the use of records. The New Jersey Open Public Records Act allows for up to seven days to respond to a records request.

Brady Offense No. 1724295632 - 1374349553

Date of Offense

Offense(s)

Official Statement

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