Daniel Neal v. Burlington Police Department (SPR 20201688)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 28, 2020 SPR20/1688 Deputy Chief Thomas P. Browne Burlington Police Department 45 Center Street Burlington, MA 01803 Dear Deputy Chief Browne: I have received the petition of Daniel Neal appealing the response of the Burlington Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on September 1, 2020, Mr. Neal requested: “… the Burlington Police Station video feed for the entire day of 8/30/2020 … [and] [a named Sargent’s] work cell phone records for that day 8/30/2020 including texts/pictures/phone for the entire day.” The Department responded on September 1, 2020. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Neal appealed and SPR20/1688 was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff attorney of the Public Records Division, I learned that the Department responded to Mr. Neal’s request and provided the records requested. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s September 1st response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Neal may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s subsequent response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Daniel Neal 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