Wayne Napolitano v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20210073)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records January 28, 2021 SPR21/0073 Attorney Jennifer M. Staples Massachusetts State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Staples: I have received the petition of Wayne Napolitano appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of State Police (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Mr. Napolitano requested an incident report relating to an identified incident. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Napolitano petitioned this office and these appeals were opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal and communication from a staff member of the Public Records Division, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. As such, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Napolitano with a written response. Said response must be made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Napolitano may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Wayne Napolitano 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