Stanley Donald v. Brockton, City of - Police Department (SPR 20231221)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 15, 2023 SPR23/1221 Sergeant Scott Besarick Records Access Officer Brockton Police Department 7 Commercial Street Brockton, MA 02302 Dear Sergeant Besarick: I have received the petition of Stanley Donald appealing the nonresponse of the Brockton 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 March 28, 2023, Mr. Donald requested “... copy of any documents, police reports, incident reports, witnesses’ statements, copy of photo, etc. ... in the [identified] case number in this matter.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Donald petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1221, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Donald with a response dated June 15, 2023. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Donald 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: Stanley Donald 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