Lacee Tellez v. Melrose, City of - Police Department (SPR 20180278)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 8, 2018 SPRlS/278 Lacee Tellez Inter-State Investigative Services P.O. Box 40763 Tuscan, AZ 85717 Dear Ms. Tellez: I have received your petition appealing the responses of the Melrose Police Department and the Boston Police Department to your requests for public records. The requirements for an appeal are follows: Such appeal shall be in writing, and shall include a copy of the letter by which the request was made and, if available, a copy of the letter by which the custodian responded. The Supervisor shall accept an appeal only from a person who had made his or her record request in writing. An oral request, while valid as a public record request pursuant to 950 CMR 32.06(1)(a), may not be the basis of an appeal under 950 C.M.R. 32.08. See 950 C.M.R .32.08(1)(g). In order for this office to proceed with your petition you must send a copy of the original request letter you sent to the respective Departments. Please feel free to re-submit your appeal when you have retrieved copies of all the required documents. Sincerely, ~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Chief Michael L. Lyle Martha DeMaio 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