Jeff Raymond v. Truro Police Department (SPR 20232600)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 8, 2023 SPR23/2600 Jamie M. Calise Chief of Police Truro Police Department 344 Route 6 Truro, MA 02666 Dear Chief Calise: I have received the petition of Jeff Raymond, of the Bramanville Tribune, appealing the response of the Truro Police Department (Department) to his request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 16, 2023, Mr. Raymond requested “any responsive documents and/or communications concerning your municipality’s police department and its compliance with the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission’s duties under Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020 to create a ‘database listing complaints against police officers,’ as detailed below.” Specifically, Mr. Raymond requested: [1.] A copy of the document your police department sent to the POST Commission, likely sent between November 2021 and June of 2022, providing the information requested by the POST Commission for its “database listing complaints against police officers” planned for May of 2022…. [2.] Copies of any relevant responsive communications between a) your police department and/or your town officials and b) the POST Commission in regard to the database planned for May of 2022 as detailed above and/or compliance with the reporting for said database between the dates of July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022, broadly construed…. [3.] Copies of any relevant responsive communications within or between a) your police department and b) your municipal administration in regard to this database and/or compliance with this mandate between the dates of July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022, broadly construed…. [4.] Information concerning “complaints against police officers” issued in the calendar year 2022 and through March 31, 2023, preferably in the same format 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

Jamie M. Calise SPR23/2600 Page 2 November 8, 2023 used for the information sent to POST between November 2021 and June of 2022 for the earlier-mentioned database…. [5.] A copy of the document your police department sent to the POST Commission as sent to the POST Commission, likely sent between December 1, 2022 and April 9, 2023, to comply with the “2023 POST Commission Disciplinary Records Resubmission.”... [6.] Copies of any relevant responsive communications within or between a) your police department and b) your municipal administration in regard to this database and/or compliance with the “2023 POST Commission Disciplinary Records Resubmission” described above. Previous appeals This request was the subject of previous appeals. See SPR23/1411 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (July 6, 2023); SPR23/1687 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (August 4, 2023); SPR23/2046 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (September 12, 2023); and SPR23/2276 Determination of the Supervisor of Records (October 6, 2023). In the October 6th determination, I ordered the Department to clarify its claims under Exemption (c) of the Public Records Law. The Department provided a response on October 20, 2023. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Raymond petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2600, was opened as a result. The Department provided a supplemental response on November 2, 2023. In an email to this office on November 2, 2023, Mr. Raymond states that “with this response, [he] [is] okay with withdrawing this appeal.” Accordingly, per Mr. Raymond’s request, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jeff Raymond