Patrick J. Mason v. Medway, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20232465)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 23, 2023 SPR23/2465 William Kingsbury Chief of Police Medway Police Department 315 Village Street Medway, MA 02053 Dear Chief Kingsbury: I have received the petition of Patrick J. Mason, of The Mason Group, Inc., appealing the nonresponse of the Medway 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 October 2, 2023, Mr. Mason requested the following records pertaining to a motor vehicle incident on September 27, 2023 at an identified location: [1.] Dispatch logs of incident[;] [2.] 911 calls[;] [3.] Radio transmissions[;] [4.] Initial officer’s report and witness statements[;] [5.] Reconstruction report and witness statements[;] [6.] Photographs[.] Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Mason petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2465, was opened as a result. It is my understanding that the Department did not receive this request until October 18, 2023. Subsequently, I learned that the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Mason. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Mason with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order 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. Mr. Mason may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s 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

Williams Kingsbury SPR23/2465 Page 2 October 23, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jacquelyn Wehtje