Brittany Freeman v. Westfield, City of (SPR 20250922)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 17, 2025 SPR25/0922 Robyn Gay Records Access Officer City of Westfield 59 Court Street Westfield, MA 01085 Dear Ms. Gay: I have received the petition of Brittany Freeman, of Scripps News, appealing the response of the City of Westfield (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 20, 2025, Ms. Freeman requested the following: [A named individual] was arrested in 2022 and 2023.... I am writing in hopes of obtaining police reports and/or statements of facts for those arrests, as it appears in court records that the cases have been adjudicated. I am also hoping to obtain any police videos that show [the individual] being questioned/interrogated in connection with these cases. The City responded on April 3, 2025. Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Ms. Freeman petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR25/0922, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, I learned that the City intends to provide a supplemental response to Ms. Freeman. Accordingly, said response must be provided in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten 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. If issues remain unresolved, Ms. Freeman may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s supplemental response within ninety 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

Robyn Gay SPR25/0922 Page 2 April 17, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Brittany Freeman