Todd Wallack v. Brockton, City of - Police Department (SPR 20242742)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 16, 2024 SPR24/2742 Sergeant Brenda Perez Brockton Police Department 7 Commercial Street Brockton, MA 02302 Dear Sergeant Perez: I have received the petition of Todd Wallack, of WBUR, 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 May 3, 2024, Mr. Wallack requested “[a]ny complaints filed with the department over the way the department or an individual officer handled a case or report involving sexual assault, including indecent assault, rape and attempted rape since January 1, 2018.” On June 10, 2024 and September 16, 2024, Mr. Wallack renewed his request with the Department. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Wallack petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2742, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. As such, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Wallack with a response to his 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. Mr. Wallack 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: Todd Wallack 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