Allison Jarmanning v. Department of State Police (SPR 20220298)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 22, 2022 SPR22/0297; SPR22/0298 Sean Farrell, Esq. Deputy Chief Legal Counsel Office of the Chief Legal Counsel Massachusetts Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Attorney Farrell, I have received the petitions of Allison Jarmanning of WBUR appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to requests for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 6, 2022, Ms. Jarmanning requested various incident reports. Despite being notified of the opening of these appeals and a communication from a member of the Public Records Division staff, it is unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Ms. Jarmanning with a response to the requests, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 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. Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Allison Jarmanning 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