Michael O'Farrell v. Fitchburg, City of - Police Department (SPR 20253750)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 5, 2026 SPR25/3750 Captain Ryan C. Keenan Records Access Officer Fitchburg Police Department 20 Elm Street Fitchburg, MA 01420 Dear Captain Keenan: I have received the petition of Michael O’Farrell appealing the response of the Fitchburg 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 December 3, 2025, Mr. O’Farrell requested the following: Municipal police departments and most law enforcement agencies use an alpha- numeric or numeric code when arresting and/or charging an individual with a law violation for record-keeping and filing purposes. … This correspondence is a request for a complete list of all such codes in numerical or alpha order with corresponding or associated charges and/or any additional charges alongside the code used by Fitchburg Police Department dating to calendar year 1991 through date of response to this request. The Department provided a response on December 8, 2025. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. O’Farrell petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3750, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. O’Farrell with a further response on December 23, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Department’s December 8th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. O’Farrell may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s December 23rd response within ninety (90) 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

Captain Ryan C. Keenan SPR25/3750 Page 2 January 5, 2026 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Michael O’Farrell