Gennaro Pirone v. Braintree, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20160879)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 27, 2016 SPR16/879 Lt. Kevin L. Ware Braintree Police Department 282 Union Street Braintree, MA 02184 Dear Lt. Ware: I have received the petition of Gennaro Pirone appealing the nonresponse of Town of Braintree- Police Department (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lO(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Pirone requested, "Turret Tapes, police dispatch calls, specified contracts, and documents relating to vehicle inventory." Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated October 18, 2016. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Town of Braintree- Police Department's (Town) failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Gennaro Pirone may appeal the substantive nature of the Town of Braintree- Police Department's (Town) response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon request. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determinati n for further information. a Supervisor of Records cc: Gennaro Pirone One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre• pre@sec.state.ma.us