David Webb v. Worcester, City of (SPR 20253383)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 2, 2025 SPR25/3383 Alexandra Kalkounis, Esq. City Solicitor City of Worcester 455 Main Street Worcester, MA 01609 Dear Attorney Kalkounis: I have received the petition of David Webb appealing the response of the City of Worcester (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 24, 2025, Mr. Webb requested, “[a]ll reports and BWC from officers involved in the standoff where a dog was sicced on a mentally ill man involved in the robbery of Santander 8-18- 23 where ‘a team of city police officers surrounded a man who had taken refuge at the base of a smokestack behind the Denholm Building’ as described by the T&G.’” The City responded on October 24, 2025 and November 10, 2025. Unsatisfied with the responses, Mr. Webb petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3383, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Mr. Webb with a further response on November 26, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s October 24th and November 10th responses, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. It is my understanding that Mr. Webb has appealed the City’s November 26th response resulting in a new appeal which is currently open as SPR25/3513. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: David Webb 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