Robert Aldrich v. Department of State Police - Weston Barracks (SPR 20201150)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 23, 2020 SPR20/1150 Jennifer M. Staples, Esq. Department of Massachusetts State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Staples: I have received the petition of Robert Aldrich appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Massachusetts State Police (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on June 15, 2020, Mr. Aldrich requested a copy of “all incident and police reports filed by Trooper Kyle Panciera regarding an incident occurring on April 21, 2020.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Aldrich petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR20/1150, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that the Department has yet to provide a response with respect to Mr. Aldrich’s request. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Aldrich with said response as soon as is practicable. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Aldrich may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Robert Aldrich 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