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Amber Canyon v. Burlington, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20252903)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 10-03-2025
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20252903 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Amber Canyon concerning records held by Burlington, Town of - Police Department, opened 10-03-2025. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20252903
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Amber Canyon
- Date Opened
- 10-03-2025
- Date Closed
- 10-07-2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 7, 2025 SPR25/2903 Kate Curtis-Bozio Records Administrative Assistant Burlington Police Department 45 Center Street Burlington, MA 01803 Dear Ms. Curtis-Bozio: I have received the petition of Amber Canyon appealing the nonresponse of the Burlington 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 September 12, 2025, Ms. Canyon requested the following: [1] Arrest report for [an identified individual] who was charged with OUI Liquor over 0/8% on April 9, 2015[;] [2] Booking photo, in digital color format, for [an identified individual] who was charged with OUI Liquor over 0.8% on April 9, 2015. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Canyon petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2903, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department intends on providing a written response to Ms. Canyon. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Ms. Canyon with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order 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. Ms. Canyon may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s 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 Kate Curtis-Bozio SPR25/2903 Page 2 October 7, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Amber Canyon