Blankenship, Shawn v. North Brookfield Police Department (SPR 20260325)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 10, 2026 SPR26/0325 Chief Mark Smith North Brookfield Police Department 55 School Street North Brookfield, MA 01535 Dear Chief Smith: I have received the petition of Shawn Blankenship appealing the nonresponse of the North Brookfield 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 November 9, 2025, Mr. Blankenship requested the following regarding an identified incident: [1] All call numbers[;] [2] All incident numbers[;] [3] Lobby video and audio [of an identified address][;] [4] East West North and south outside camera footage of your department[;] [5] Body cam footage uncut of both exhibits as [an identified individual] paused his camera of the entire call of the citizens interview with [an identified individual] in the back and our interview in the parking lot. All body cam footage uncut from 4 pm to 6 pm[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Blankenship petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0325, 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 Mr. Blankenship with a response to his 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. Mr. Blankenship may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s 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

Chief Mark Smith SPR26/0325 Page 2 February 10, 2026 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Shawn Blankenship