Sema Bekiroglu v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20240386)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 7, 2024 SPR24/0386 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Record Access Officer City of Boston 1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Sema Bekiroglu appealing the nonresponse of the Boston 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 December 2, 2023, Sema Bekiroglu requested the following records: [1.] [P]olice search query historical report for [an identified individual] and in all pertinent databases involving civil lawsuits, Mass RMV, criminal history, and out of state records, such as Virginia. Including but not limited to DCJIS, and CORI[;] [2.] [R]ecords of every time [an identified individual] keyword term was entered in a search engine within the BPD databases. Please list the timestamp on each entry in the history[;] [3.] [A]ll electronic communications that contain [an identified individual]. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Sema Bekiroglu petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0386, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Sema Bekiroglu with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) 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. Sema Bekiroglu may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) 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

Shawn A. Williams, Esq, SPR24/0386 Page 2 February 7, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Sema Bekiroglu