Sharpless, David v. Orleans, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20260317)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 10, 2026 SPR26/0317 Scott MacDonald Chief of Police Orleans Police Department 99 Eldredge Park Way Orleans, MA 02653-3307 Dear Chief MacDonald: I have received the petition of David Sharpless appealing the nonresponse of the Orleans 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 January 14, 2026, Mr. Sharpless requested, “a copy of the police complaint report or incident report related to an occurrence at or involving the property at [an identified address][.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Sharpless petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0317, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Department provided Mr. Sharpless with a response dated February 5, 2026. 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. Sharpless may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: David Sharpless 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