Andrew Ryan v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20220496)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records March 15, 2022 SPR22/0496 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Records Access Officer City of Boston 1 City Hall Plaza Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Andrew Ryan of the Boston Globe appealing the nonresponse of the Boston Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 11, 2022, Mr. Ryan requested “…the entire Boston Police Department investigation file” relating to two identified individuals. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Ryan petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR22/0496, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department is aware of this appeal and is working on a response. In an email to this office, dated March 15, 2022, the Department states, “…Sgt. Boyle is working on this and has been in regular contact with Andrew Ryan.” Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Ryan with a response to the request, 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: Andrew Ryan Sergeant John Boyle 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