Fengshu Yang v. Nantucket, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20230526)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 3, 2023 SPR23/0526 Chief William J. Pittman Nantucket Police Department 4 Fairgrounds Road Nantucket, MA 02554 Dear Chief Pittman: I have received the petition of Fengshu Yang, appealing the response of the Nantucket Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 7, 2023, the requestor requested numerous records relating to certain charging data from 2017 to the present. On March 14, 2023, the Department responded. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, the requestor petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR23/0526, was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division staff attorney and a Department representative, it is my understanding that the Department intends on providing a subsequent response to the requestor. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide said response to the requestor in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Fengshu Yang 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