Todd Wallack v. Medford, City of - Police Department (SPR 20212229)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 7, 2021 SPR21/2229 Lieutenant Joseph W. Casey Medford Police Department 100 Main St. Medford, MA 02155 Dear Lieutenant Casey: I have received the petition of Todd Wallack of WBUR, appealing the nonresponse of the Medford Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 12, 2021, Mr. Wallack requested, “[d]ocuments showing the names of sworn officers within the Medford Police Department who were terminated for misconduct, agreed to resign or retire to resolve misconduct accusations, or resigned or retired with a pending internal affairs investigation since January 1, 2010.” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Wallack petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2229, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Wallack. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Wallack with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its 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. Wallack 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: Todd Wallack 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