Anthony Dew v. Boston, City of - Police Department (SPR 20251707)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 24, 2025 SPR25/1707 Christine O’Donnell, Esq. Assistant Corporation Counsel Office of the Legal Advisor Boston Police Department 1 City Hall Square Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney O’Donnell: I have received the petition of Anthony Dew appealing the nonresponse of the Boston 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 27, 2025, Mr. Dew requested: [1] Any and all BPD Reports # 040235090, #050476855, and DNA profiles with these report # & chain of custody; [2] Any and all BPD Report’s# 242076417 & DNA profile chain of custody; [3] Any and all photo arrays of [an identified individual] use on date of September 7, 2024 & September 8, 2024 & September 9, 2024 & September 10, 2024 at BMC by BPDOfficers, or Det, or Sgt Det; [4] Any and all chain of custody of all evidence; [5] The DNA profile of arrestees [an identified individual] uploaded to CODIS during the booking process on September 7, 2024; [6] The DNA profile crime scene samples of [identified] uploaded to CODIS on September 7, 2024 after they have been analyzed by a forensic laboratory; [7] The DNA profile of [an identified individual] convicted offenders uploaded to CODIS in the year 2007-2008; [8] Do BPD has the DNA Date Bank yes or no. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Dew petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1707, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Dew with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public 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

Christine O’Donnell, Esq. SPR25/1707 Page 2 June 24, 2025 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. Dew 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: Anthony Dew