Anthony Werra v. Department of State Police (SPR 20232472)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 25, 2023 SPR23/2472 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Anthony Werra appealing the nonresponse of the Department of 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 August 22, 2023, Mr. Werra requested “…[t]he names, badge numbers for troopers driving cruisers 958, 315 and unmarked unit with plate #2021…Also please provide call number/incident number and the name, badge and unit number for the Sergeant that showed up a little later into the stop.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Werra petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2472, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided a response to Mr. Werra on October 24, 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. Werra may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s October 24th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Anthony Werra 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