Joshua Dankoff v. Pittsfield, City of - Police Department (SPR 20220233)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 11, 2022 SPR22/0233 Kerri Striebel Records Access Officer City of Pittsfield Police Department 39 Allen Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 Dear Ms. Striebel: I have received the petition of Joshua Dankoff of the Citizens for Juvenile Justice appealing the nonresponse of the City of Pittsfield 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 November 4, 2021, Mr. Dankoff requested: 1. Data sharing and cooperation agreements or memorandums of understanding between [the Malden police and named authorities] . . .[;] 2. Policies concerning gathering and storing of gang information . . .[;] 3. Policies concerning stop and frisk and/or field interrogation[;] 4. . . . data for any person under the age of 21, all police documents sent to, transmitted to, or otherwise made available or accessible to [named authorities] [;] 5. Stop and frisk and/or field interrogation data for all stop and frisk / field interrogation incidents from 2016 through when the search is conducted in 2021 is requested. . . . [;] 6. Data regarding how many people have been identified by your department as gang affiliated, gang involved, or part of a 'threat risk group' [; and] 7. [Copies of school related records] [ . . . ] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Dankoff petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/0233, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Dankoff with a response to his 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. Mr. Dankoff may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Kerri Striebel SPR22/0233 Page 2 February 11, 2022 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Joshua Dankoff