Todd Wallack v. North Attleboro, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20180020)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords January 19, 2018 SPR18/020 John J. Reilly Chief of Police North Attleborough Police Department 102 South Washington Street North Attleboro, MA 02760. Dear Chief Reilly: I have received the petition of Todd Wallack of the Boston Globe appealing the response of the North Attleborough Police DepaJ.iment (Department or NAPD) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Wallack requested "any and all records" pertaining to Aaron Hernandez. Mr. Wallack provided categories of records that should be included with the requested records. Previous appeals This request was the subject of previous appeals. See SPRl 7/727 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (June 7, 2017); SPRl 7/815 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (June 29, 2017); SPRl 7/980 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (August 2, 2017); SPRl 7/1143 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (September 6, 2017); SPRl 7/1399 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (October 18, 2017); SPRl 7 /1704 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (December 18', 2017). I closed SPRl 7 /1704 by ordering the Department to provide a response to Mr. Wallack in a manner consistent with the order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations. In a letter to Mr. Wallack dated January 3, 2018, Attorney Yul-mi Cho of the Office of the District Attorney Bristol District (DAO) referenced SPRl 7 /1704 and responded on behalf of the Department. Current appeal The Department previously provided a letter to this office dated October 31, 2017 in which it explained "the NAPD and the DAO have identical sets ofresponsive records." In a telephone conversation with a Public Records Division staff attorney, you again confirmed that the Dep,artm.ent does not possess any records independently from the DAO. In Attorney Cho's 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

John J. Reilly SPR18/020 Page2 January 19, 2018 .January 3rd letter she indicates "all records in the possession of both Bristol County District Attorney's Office and the North Attleboro Police Department will continue to be withheld." In light of the Department's confirmation that it does not possess any records independently from the DAO, along with the DAO's January 3rd letter that responds on behalf of the Department, I will consider this matter closed with respect to Mr. Wallack's request to the Department. For a discussion of the fee estimates and exemptions pertaining to responsive records, I refer the parties to the determination associated with Mr. Vv allack' s appeal with the DAO (SPR18/021). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Todd Wallack