Concerned Parents v. Lowell, City of - Police Department (SPR 20253463)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 5, 2025 SPR25/3463 John Pyers Records Access Officer Lowell Police Department 50 Arcand Drive Lowell, MA 01852 Dear Mr. Pyers: I have received the petition of Concerned Parents (requestor) appealing the nonresponse of the Lowell 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 17, 2025, the requestor sought the following: A. Copy of and Lowell Police Department public records responsive to [identified individual] and her missing persons case your municipality agency is handling (see attached flyer) VICAP Agency Case [identified] NCIC [identified] per Tewksbury PD flyer (missing from [identified location] last date of contact 1/2/25 or 1/14/25-1/15/25) and per here on NAMUS (and found at [identified website] and Agency Case Number [identified] (we’re not sure what LPD Agency Case number is) including copies of: [1] Police Reports [2] Evidence Catalogs (including with Massachusetts State Police (MSP), Middlesex District Attorney Office (MDAO), Tewksbury Police department (Tewksbury PD), Lowell Police Department (Lowell PD) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [3] Body Cam recordings (including with MSP, MDAO, Tewksbury PD, Lowell PD or FBI) [4] Search Warrants (SW) including SW Applications, SW Execution Reports, SW Case Reports, SW Returns (including with MSP, MDAO, Tewksbury PD, Lowell PD or FBI) B. Copy of and Lowell Police Department public records responsive to [identified individual] and his missing persons case your municipality agency is handling (missing from Lowell MA) last date of contact 9/15/24-10/7/24) 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

John Pyers SPR25/3463 Page 2 December 5, 2025 LPD Agency Case Number [identified] and found here on NAMUS (and found at [identified website] including copies of: [5] Police Reports [6] Evidence Catalogs (including with Massachusetts State Police (MSP), Middlesex District Attorney Office (MDAO), Lowell Police Department (Lowell PD) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)) [7] Body Cam recordings (including with MSP, MDAO, Lowell PD or FBI) [8] Search Warrants (SW) including SW Applications, SW Execution Reports, SW Case Reports, SW Returns (including with MSP, MDAO, Lowell PD or FBI) C. Copy of Lowell Police Department public records response to [identified individual] and her missing persons case your municipality agency is handling (missing from Lowell, MA last date of contact 1/18/10-2/21/2010) LPD Agency Case Number [identified] and found here on NAMUS (and found at [identified website] including copies of: [9] Police Reports [10] Evidence Catalogs (including with Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Middlesex District Attorney Office (MDAO), Lowell Police Department (Lowell PD) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [11]Body Cam recordings (including with MSP, MDAO, Lowell PD or FBI [12] Search Warrants (SW) including SW Applications, SW Execution Reports, SW Case Reports, SW Returns (including with MSP, MDAO, Lowell PD or FBI). Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3463, 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 the requestor with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public 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. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

John Pyers SPR25/3463 Page 3 December 5, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Concerned Parents