Dusty Christensen v. Northampton, City of - Police Department (SPR 20211787)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 30, 2021 SPR21/1787 Julie Gaudreau Principal Account Clerk Records Bureau Northampton Police Department 29 Center Street Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Ms. Gaudreau: I have received the petition of Dusty Christensen of the Daily Hampshire Gazette appealing the response of the Northampton Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 8, 2021, Ms. Greta Jochem requested “complaints and final reports for all internal internal [sic] affair complaints filed with the Department from 2010 to 2016 and 2020.” Previous Appeal This request was the subject of a previous appeal. See SPR21/1086 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (May 12, 2021). The Department provided a response on May 24, 2021. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Mr. Christensen petitioned this office and SPR21/1787 was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, the Department provided a supplemental response on July 29, 2021. In light of this response, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Christensen may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s July 29th response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Greta Jochem, The Berkshire Eagle Jane Lawnicki, Records Supervisor 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