Antifa and White Supremacist Groups (Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC))
| Tracking # |
B000542-090717 |
| Submitted | Sept. 6, 2017 |
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Communications
From: Curtis Waltman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:
The following request has a date range entirely of 1/1/17 to the date this request is processed.
Threat assessments, field reports, and intelligence updates, which have focused on the following groups:
-National Socialist Movement
-Antifa
-Vanguard America
-the Ku Klux Klan
-Traditionalist Worker Party
-Identity Evropa
-Oath Keepers
-III Percenters
-Proud Boys
-Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
An email search using the following keywords
"Antifa"
"Proud Boys"
"White Supremacist"
"White Nationalist"
"Anarchist"
"Occidental Dissent"
"Stormfront"
"Vanguard America"
"Identity Evropa"
"Ku Klu Klan"
"National Socialist Movement"
"Aryan Brotherhood of Texas"
"Oath Keepers"
"III Percenters"
"Traditional Worker Party"
As a member of the media I request a fee waiver. My work appears regularly on MuckRock.com and I will link my author's page here as well: https://www.muckrock.com/news/author/chwaltman/. I have freelanced several pieces to Motherboard a subsidiary of VICE Media which can be found at the following link: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/contributor/curtis-waltman, and I have also written for DeSmogBlog.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: Media Relations
07 September 2017
*via email*
requests@muckrock.com
Re: September 6, 2017 Public Records Request #B000542-090717
Dear Mr.Waltman,
The Boston Police Department (BPD) received your September 6, 2017 request
for public records. This letter shall act as the response to your request
for public records. A response to a public records request must be
provided within ten (10) business days from the business day a written
request was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10 (a); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(b). It is
expected that all public records responsive to a request will be provided
within twenty-five business days from the business day a written request
was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). This
response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the
BPD. *See* *A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law*, p. 32,
n.115. It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior
knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records
requests. 950 CMR 32.04(5).
Specifically, you requested:
Threat assessments, field reports, and intelligence updates from 1/1/7 to
the date this request is processed, which have focused on the following
groups:
-National Socialist Movement
-Antifa
-Vanguard America
-the Ku Klux Klan
-Traditionalist Worker Party
-Identity Evropa
-Oath Keepers
-III Percenters
-Proud Boys
-Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
An email search using the following keywords
"Antifa"
"Proud Boys"
"White Supremacist"
"White Nationalist"
"Anarchist"
"Occidental Dissent"
"Stormfront"
"Vanguard America"
"Identity Evropa"
"Ku Klu Klan"
"National Socialist Movement"
"Aryan Brotherhood of Texas"
"Oath Keepers"
"III Percenters"
"Traditional Worker Party"
Pursuant to the Massachusetts law a municipal records custodian is
permitted to assess fees for the provision of public records. G. L. c. 66,
§ 10 (d); 950 CMR 32.07. There is a presumption under the Massachusetts
Public Records Law that government records are public; however, government
records custodians are permitted to redact or withhold portions of public
records. See G. L. c. 4, § 7 (26).
After a determination regarding the existence of any public records the BPD
will provide a supplemental response to your request. Any exemptions to
the Public Records Law that apply to permit or require redaction or
withholding will be described at that time, along with any applicable fees.
Under Massachusetts law you may appeal this response to the Supervisor of
Records in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. G. L. c. 66, §
10A; 950 CMR 32.08. If you have any questions or concerns, please call
617.343.4520 <(617)%20343-6660>.
Respectfully,
Lieutenant Detective Michael McCarthy
Director, Media Relations
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 6, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC)
18 December 2017
via email
requests@muckrock.com
Re: September 6 2017 Public Records Request #B000542-090717
Mr.Waltman,
The Boston Police Department (BPD) received your September 6, 2017 request
for public records. This letter shall act as the response to your request
for public records. A response to a public records request must be
provided within ten (10) business days from the business day a written
request was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10 (a); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(b). It is
expected that all public records responsive to a request will be provided
within twenty-five business days from the business day a written request
was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). This
response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the
BPD. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.
It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge
of her records with respect to responses to public records requests. 950
CMR 32.04(5).
Specifically, you requested:
The following request has a date range entirely of 1/1/17 to the date this
request is processed. Threat assessments, field reports, and intelligence
updates, which have focused on the following groups:
-National Socialist Movement
-Antifa
-Vanguard America
-the Ku Klux Klan
-Traditionalist Worker Party
-Identity Evropa
-Oath Keepers
-III Percenters
-Proud Boys
-Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
An email search using the following keywords
"Antifa"
"Proud Boys"
"White Supremacist"
"White Nationalist"
"Anarchist"
"Occidental Dissent"
"Stormfront"
"Vanguard America"
"Identity Evropa"
"Ku Klu Klan"
"National Socialist Movement"
"Aryan Brotherhood of Texas"
"Oath Keepers"
"III Percenters"
"Traditional Worker Party"
The Department has provided you with all documents responsive to your
request. Additionally, some of the information you have requested is exempt
from disclosure as public record. See MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(c), (f) and (n).
Disclosure of this information would not be in the public interest and
would prejudice the possibility of effective law enforcement. The
protection of such investigatory materials is essential to ensure that the
Department can continue to effectively monitor and control criminal
activity and thus ensure the safety of private citizens. MGL c. 4 s.
7(26)(c) permits a custodian to withhold material or data relating to a
specifically named individual, the disclosure of which may constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Several of the documents you
requested contain names and other personal identifying information of
certain named individuals. All this information has been redacted to
protect the privacy of those individuals contained within these documents.
MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(f) allows a custodian to withhold certain records
compiled out of the public view by law enforcement or other investigatory
officials the disclosure of which materials would probably so prejudice the
possibility of effective law enforcement that such disclosure would not be
in the public interest. Situational Awareness reports, Threat Assessments
and Preliminary Analysis of Criminal Activity Reports contain information
that assists Law Enforcement with the planning, securing and providing
adequate public safety measures for certain high profile planned events.
Certain information contained within the documents you requested assists
law enforcement with providing a safe and secure event. The release of this
type of information may result in potential suspects gaining an advantage
over certain public safety measures in place and therefor putting the
safety of the public at risk. As such those details have been redacted from
the documents. MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(n) applies to records which relate to
security measures, emergency preparedness, threat assessments, or any other
records relating to the security or safety of persons, the disclosure of
which is likely to jeopardize public safety. Situational Awareness reports,
Threat Assessment reports and the Criminal Analysis reports sent to you in
redacted form contain law enforcement sensitive information that is
specifically used to allocate police resources and adequately provide for a
safe and secure event ensuring public safety. As such, certain sensitive
information has been redacted from the documents provided to you.
Further, you have requested information that is protected from disclosure
as criminal offender record information (CORI) pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6
§§167-178. A government record custodian may withhold CORI records if it
is a record compiled by the Department concerning an identifiable
individual and relates to the nature or disposition of a criminal charge,
an arrest, a pre-trial proceeding, other judicial proceedings, sentencing,
incarceration, rehabilitation or release. The documents you have requested
also contain CORI information including but not limited to booking photos,
suspect personal identifying information, nature of charges and criminal
history information. The Department has redacted identifying information
concerning the individuals listed within these documents.
If you have been denied records by the Boston Police Department, you have
the right to appeal this decision with the Supervisor of Public Records at
the Public Records Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Sincerely,
Lieutenant Detective Michael McCarthy
Director, Media Relations
Boston Police Department
From: Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC)
18 December 2017
via email
requests@muckrock.com
Re: September 6 2017 Public Records Request #B000542-090717
Mr.Waltman,
The Boston Police Department (BPD) received your September 6, 2017 request
for public records. This letter shall act as the response to your request
for public records. A response to a public records request must be
provided within ten (10) business days from the business day a written
request was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10 (a); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(b). It is
expected that all public records responsive to a request will be provided
within twenty-five business days from the business day a written request
was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). This
response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the
BPD. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.
It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge
of her records with respect to responses to public records requests. 950
CMR 32.04(5).
Specifically, you requested:
The following request has a date range entirely of 1/1/17 to the date this
request is processed. Threat assessments, field reports, and intelligence
updates, which have focused on the following groups:
-National Socialist Movement
-Antifa
-Vanguard America
-the Ku Klux Klan
-Traditionalist Worker Party
-Identity Evropa
-Oath Keepers
-III Percenters
-Proud Boys
-Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
An email search using the following keywords
"Antifa"
"Proud Boys"
"White Supremacist"
"White Nationalist"
"Anarchist"
"Occidental Dissent"
"Stormfront"
"Vanguard America"
"Identity Evropa"
"Ku Klu Klan"
"National Socialist Movement"
"Aryan Brotherhood of Texas"
"Oath Keepers"
"III Percenters"
"Traditional Worker Party"
The Department has provided you with all documents responsive to your
request. Additionally, some of the information you have requested is exempt
from disclosure as public record. See MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(c), (f) and (n).
Disclosure of this information would not be in the public interest and
would prejudice the possibility of effective law enforcement. The
protection of such investigatory materials is essential to ensure that the
Department can continue to effectively monitor and control criminal
activity and thus ensure the safety of private citizens. MGL c. 4 s.
7(26)(c) permits a custodian to withhold material or data relating to a
specifically named individual, the disclosure of which may constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Several of the documents you
requested contain names and other personal identifying information of
certain named individuals. All this information has been redacted to
protect the privacy of those individuals contained within these documents.
MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(f) allows a custodian to withhold certain records
compiled out of the public view by law enforcement or other investigatory
officials the disclosure of which materials would probably so prejudice the
possibility of effective law enforcement that such disclosure would not be
in the public interest. Situational Awareness reports, Threat Assessments
and Preliminary Analysis of Criminal Activity Reports contain information
that assists Law Enforcement with the planning, securing and providing
adequate public safety measures for certain high profile planned events.
Certain information contained within the documents you requested assists
law enforcement with providing a safe and secure event. The release of this
type of information may result in potential suspects gaining an advantage
over certain public safety measures in place and therefor putting the
safety of the public at risk. As such those details have been redacted from
the documents. MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(n) applies to records which relate to
security measures, emergency preparedness, threat assessments, or any other
records relating to the security or safety of persons, the disclosure of
which is likely to jeopardize public safety. Situational Awareness reports,
Threat Assessment reports and the Criminal Analysis reports sent to you in
redacted form contain law enforcement sensitive information that is
specifically used to allocate police resources and adequately provide for a
safe and secure event ensuring public safety. As such, certain sensitive
information has been redacted from the documents provided to you.
Further, you have requested information that is protected from disclosure
as criminal offender record information (CORI) pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6
§§167-178. A government record custodian may withhold CORI records if it
is a record compiled by the Department concerning an identifiable
individual and relates to the nature or disposition of a criminal charge,
an arrest, a pre-trial proceeding, other judicial proceedings, sentencing,
incarceration, rehabilitation or release. The documents you have requested
also contain CORI information including but not limited to booking photos,
suspect personal identifying information, nature of charges and criminal
history information. The Department has redacted identifying information
concerning the individuals listed within these documents.
If you have been denied records by the Boston Police Department, you have
the right to appeal this decision with the Supervisor of Public Records at
the Public Records Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Sincerely,
Lieutenant Detective Michael McCarthy
Director, Media Relations
Boston Police Department
From: Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC)
18 December 2017
via email
requests@muckrock.com
Re: September 6 2017 Public Records Request #B000542-090717
Mr.Waltman,
The Boston Police Department (BPD) received your September 6, 2017 request
for public records. This letter shall act as the response to your request
for public records. A response to a public records request must be
provided within ten (10) business days from the business day a written
request was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10 (a); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(b). It is
expected that all public records responsive to a request will be provided
within twenty-five business days from the business day a written request
was received. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). This
response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the
BPD. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.
It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge
of her records with respect to responses to public records requests. 950
CMR 32.04(5).
Specifically, you requested:
The following request has a date range entirely of 1/1/17 to the date this
request is processed. Threat assessments, field reports, and intelligence
updates, which have focused on the following groups:
-National Socialist Movement
-Antifa
-Vanguard America
-the Ku Klux Klan
-Traditionalist Worker Party
-Identity Evropa
-Oath Keepers
-III Percenters
-Proud Boys
-Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
An email search using the following keywords
"Antifa"
"Proud Boys"
"White Supremacist"
"White Nationalist"
"Anarchist"
"Occidental Dissent"
"Stormfront"
"Vanguard America"
"Identity Evropa"
"Ku Klu Klan"
"National Socialist Movement"
"Aryan Brotherhood of Texas"
"Oath Keepers"
"III Percenters"
"Traditional Worker Party"
The Department has provided you with all documents responsive to your
request. Additionally, some of the information you have requested is exempt
from disclosure as public record. See MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(c), (f) and (n).
Disclosure of this information would not be in the public interest and
would prejudice the possibility of effective law enforcement. The
protection of such investigatory materials is essential to ensure that the
Department can continue to effectively monitor and control criminal
activity and thus ensure the safety of private citizens. MGL c. 4 s.
7(26)(c) permits a custodian to withhold material or data relating to a
specifically named individual, the disclosure of which may constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Several of the documents you
requested contain names and other personal identifying information of
certain named individuals. All this information has been redacted to
protect the privacy of those individuals contained within these documents.
MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(f) allows a custodian to withhold certain records
compiled out of the public view by law enforcement or other investigatory
officials the disclosure of which materials would probably so prejudice the
possibility of effective law enforcement that such disclosure would not be
in the public interest. Situational Awareness reports, Threat Assessments
and Preliminary Analysis of Criminal Activity Reports contain information
that assists Law Enforcement with the planning, securing and providing
adequate public safety measures for certain high profile planned events.
Certain information contained within the documents you requested assists
law enforcement with providing a safe and secure event. The release of this
type of information may result in potential suspects gaining an advantage
over certain public safety measures in place and therefor putting the
safety of the public at risk. As such those details have been redacted from
the documents. MGL c. 4 s. 7(26)(n) applies to records which relate to
security measures, emergency preparedness, threat assessments, or any other
records relating to the security or safety of persons, the disclosure of
which is likely to jeopardize public safety. Situational Awareness reports,
Threat Assessment reports and the Criminal Analysis reports sent to you in
redacted form contain law enforcement sensitive information that is
specifically used to allocate police resources and adequately provide for a
safe and secure event ensuring public safety. As such, certain sensitive
information has been redacted from the documents provided to you.
Further, you have requested information that is protected from disclosure
as criminal offender record information (CORI) pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6
§§167-178. A government record custodian may withhold CORI records if it
is a record compiled by the Department concerning an identifiable
individual and relates to the nature or disposition of a criminal charge,
an arrest, a pre-trial proceeding, other judicial proceedings, sentencing,
incarceration, rehabilitation or release. The documents you have requested
also contain CORI information including but not limited to booking photos,
suspect personal identifying information, nature of charges and criminal
history information. The Department has redacted identifying information
concerning the individuals listed within these documents.
If you have been denied records by the Boston Police Department, you have
the right to appeal this decision with the Supervisor of Public Records at
the Public Records Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Sincerely,
Lieutenant Detective Michael McCarthy
Director, Media Relations
Boston Police Department
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