Allison Jarmanning v. Lexington, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20212338)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records September 27, 2021 SPR21/2338 Michael A. McLean Interim Chief of Police Town of Lexington Police Department 1575 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420 Dear Chief McLean: I have received the petition of Ally Jarmanning of WBUR appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Lexington Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 25, 2021, Ms. Jarmanning requested certain police incident reports. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Jarmanning petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/2338, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. As such, the Department is ordered to provide Ms. Jarmanning with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Jarmanning 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: Ms. Ally Jarmanning, WBUR 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