Dreslinski, Michael v. Leominster, City of - Police Department (SPR 20140604)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Director December 8, 2014 SPR14/604 Mr. Robert Healey, Chief Leominster Police Department 29 Church Street Leominster, MA 01453 Dear ChiefHealey: I have received the petition of Michael Dreslinski appealing the nonresponse of the Leominster Police Department (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Dreslinski requested information provided to a Leominster police officer from a Leominster Fire Department employee regarding himself and his e-bay transactions referenced in a Leominster police report. Having received no response, Mr. Dreslinski petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (1 0) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § lO(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, you provided a written response to the request dated November 3, 2014 and provided a copy to our office. In that response the Department Records Keeper indicated that the Department has no responsive records. Whereas the Department has responded, and further whereas it has no records responsive to Mr. Dreslinski's request I will consider this administrative appeal 1ams upervisor of Records cc: Mr. Michael Dreslinski OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre