Robert King v. Massachusetts State Police (SPR 20230266)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 27, 2023 SPR23/0266 Amara Fishenden Records Access Officer Massachusetts State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Fishenden: I have received the petition of Robert King appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts State Police (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 19, 2022, Mr. King requested “…any MSP report associated with a call to MSP to a reported crime at or within 100ft of [an identified address] of Oxford, MA… occurring between August 1st 2020 and September 22, 2020.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. King petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0266, 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 Mr. King with a response to his 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. Mr. King 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: Robert King 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