Bill Shein v. Department of State Police (SPR 20230039)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 24, 2023 SPR23/0039 Allison Mondello Primary Records Access Officer Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello, I have received the petition of Bill Shein, of The Berkshire Edge, appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 1, 2022, Mr. Shein requested the following records: [1] various documentation related to a 2017 vandalism case “to two aircrafts stored in an open hangar at Walter Koladza airport in Great Barrington … [2] … records between MSP and any other local, state or federal agency … [3] … all records related to … prior incident and investigation of [named person] … for attempting to sabotage/vandalize a helicopter at same airport … Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Shein petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0039, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Shein 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. 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

Allison Mondello SPR23/0039 Page 2 January 24, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Bill Shein