Joshua Dankoff v. Revere, City of - Police Department (SPR 20220415)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 25, 2022 SPR22/0415 Captain Michelle Mangino Records Access Officer City of Revere Police Department 400 Revere Beach Parkway Revere, MA 02151 Dear Captain Mangino: I have received the petition of Joshua Dankoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice appealing the non-response of the City of Revere Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 29, 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, from January 1, 2016 to the date of the request, 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 a response to his November 29, 2021 request, Mr. Dankoff petitioned the Supervisor of Records (Supervisor), and this appeal was opened. Conclusion Subsequent to opening this appeal, on February 23, 2022, Department Lieutenant John Azzari notified this office that a response to the request will be provided. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Dankoff with a response to the request, in a manner 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

Captain Michelle Mangino SPR22/0415 Page 2 February 25, 2022 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. Mr. Dankoff 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: Joshua Dankoff, Citizens for Juvenile Justice