Richard McGrath v. Charlton, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20243301)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 16, 2024 SPR24/3301 Daniel Dowd Chief of Police Charlton Police Department 85 Masonic Home Road Charlton, MA 01507 Dear Chief Dowd: I have received the petition of Richard McGrath appealing the response of the Charlton 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 6, 2024, Mr. McGrath requested copies of all records “… filed with the Charlton Police Department in which a complaint or incident report was filed, naming [an identified individual] as an involved party in any way during the dates of January 1st, 2023 through December 31st, 2023.” On December 6, 2024, the Department provided a response. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Mr. McGrath petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/3301, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. McGrath with a supplemental response on December 13, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s December 6th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. McGrath may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s December 13th response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Richard McGrath 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