Olufunmilola Shelly v. Natick, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20222720)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 2, 2022 SPR22/2720 Lieutenant Leo Fitzpatrick Natick Police Department 13 East Central Street Natick, MA 01760 Dear Lieutenant Fitzpatrick: I have received the petition of Olufunmilola Shelly appealing the nonresponse of the Natick 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 October 7, 2022, Ms. Shelly requested “… any police report involving [named person] in 2020 or 2021.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Shelly petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2720, 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 Ms. Shelly with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its 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. Shelly may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Olufunmilola Shelly 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