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Brandon Stokes v. Wellesley, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20250361)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 02-06-2025
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20250361 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Brandon Stokes concerning records held by Wellesley, Town of - Police Department, opened 02-06-2025. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20250361
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Brandon Stokes
- Date Opened
- 02-06-2025
- Date Closed
- 02-10-2025
- Date Request Submitted
- 12-19-2024
- Response Provided Date
- 01-27-2025
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Went to Court
- No
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 10, 2025 SPR25/0361 Lieutenant Marie C. Cleary Records Access Officer Wellesley Police Department 485 Washington Street Wellesley, MA 02482 Dear Lieutenant Cleary: I have received the petition of Brandon Stokes, of 7NEWS WHDH Boston, appealing the response of the Wellesley 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 December 19, 2025, Mr. Stokes requested: [1] ...Wellesley Police cruiser dash camera video related to a break‐in at [a specified address] on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at approximately 8:21pm. [2] ...Wellesley Police body camera video related to a break‐in at [a specified address] on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at approximately 8:21pm. [3] ...all 911 calls related to a break‐in at [a specified address] in Wellesley on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at approximately 8:21pm. [4] ...the Wellesley Police incident report and/or other documents related to a break‐in at [a specified address] on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at approximately 8:21pm. The Department responded on January 17, 2025. Unsatisfied with the Department’s response, Mr. Stokes petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0361, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided a further response to Mr. Stokes on February 10, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s January 17, 2025 response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Stokes may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s February 10th 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 Lieutenant Marie C. Cleary SPR25/0361 Page 2 February 10, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Brandon Stokes