Brandon Stokes v. Middleborough, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20253323)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 14, 2025 SPR25/3323 Amy Dowler Administrative Assistant to the Chief Middleborough Police Department 350 Wood Street Middleborough, MA 02346 Dear Ms. Dowler: I have received the petition of Brandon Stokes, of 7 NEWS WHDH Boston, appealing the nonresponse of the Middleborough 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 October 15, 2025, Mr. Stokes requested “Middleborough Police bodycam video and dashcam video of the [named] incident around 11pm on Saturday 10/4/25. . .” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Stokes petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3323, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Stokes with a response on October 16, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Stokes 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: Brandon Stokes 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