Anonymous Requester v. Chatham, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20251326)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 23, 2025 SPR25/1326 Chief Michael D. Anderson Chief of Police Chatham Police Department 249 George Ryder Road Chatham, MA 02633 Dear Chief Anderson: I have received the petition of an anonymous requestor (requestor) appealing the response of the Chatham 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 1, 2025, the requestor sought the following: [C]opies of any and all public records in [the Department’s] possession related to [an identified individual]. Records including but not limited to: [1] Body-worn camera footage[;] [2] Dashcam footage[;] [3] Incident reports[;] [4] Arrest records[;] [5] BAC results[.] [I]nclude any such records created or maintained by your department from the past two years. The Department provided a response on May 2, 2025. Unsatisfied with the response, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1326, was opened as a result. Subsequently, the Department provided a response dated May 14, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as the result of the Department’s May 2nd response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s May 14th 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

Chief Michael D. Anderson SPR25/1326 Page 2 May 23, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Anonymous Requester