Michael Kane v. Topsfield, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20230056)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 25, 2023 SPR23/0056 Katherine Jackson Executive Assistant Topsfield Police Department 210 Boston Street Topsfield, MA 01983 Dear Ms. Jackson: I have received the petition of Michael Kane, appealing the response of the Topsfield Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 6, 2022, Mr. Kane requested: [1] … all police reports relating to [named locations and an identified individual] from 8-23-22 to the present (8-23-22 was when my prior request ended so their should be no overlap) [2] …any videos or other evidence that the Topsfield police posses[s] and may or may not be presenting at a clerks hearing scheduled for 110-23 at Newbury district court related to police report 22TOP-119-AR and [3] any other police reports related to this incident. On January 3, 2023, the Department responded. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Mr. Kane petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0056, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department responded to Mr. Kane with a further response sent on January 24, 2023. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s January 3, 2023 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Kane may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s January 24th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Katherine Jackson SPR23/0056 Page 2 January 25, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Michael Kane