Erkan, Murat v. Department of State Police (SPR 20261369)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 15, 2026 SPR26/1369 Allison Mondello Public Records Manager Massachusetts Department of State Police 470 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702 Dear Ms. Mondello: I have received the petition of Murat Erkan, Esq., of Erkan and Sullivan, PC, appealing the nonresponse of the Department of State Police (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 16, 2026, Attorney Erkan requested the following: [1] Data from all citations issued by members of the Massachusetts State Police, from February 24, 2017 until December 12, 2018 (inclusive), reflecting entries in the following fields[;] [A] Issuing Agency; Officer ID; Date; Time; Citation Number; Citation Type (Warning, Civil, Criminal, etc.); Offense (Code and Description); Location; Searched (Yes/No); Race; Sex[;] [B] As to the following municipalities[:] Abington, Berkley, Boylston, Brockton, Dartmouth, Fall River, Freetown, Hingham, Middleborough, New Bedford, Raynham, Stoughton, Taunton, and Wellfleet[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Erkan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/1369, 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 Attorney Erkan 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. Attorney Erkan 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

Allison Mondello SPR26/1369 Page 2 April 15, 2026 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Murat Erkan, Esq.