Deaths of College-Aged Individuals by Falling
| Submitted | Aug. 26, 2014 |
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From: Allan Lasser
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of all death investigations between 2010 and 2013 of college-aged (18 to 22 years old) individuals where the cause of death was determined to be trauma related to an accidental fall, to include the following:
1) Location of the accident;
2) Date of the accident;
3) Time of the accident;
4) Year of birth of the victim;
5) Gender of the victim;
6) Race of the victim
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 fees cannot be waived, 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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Allan Lasser
From: Media Relations
August 26, 2014
Allan Lasser
Muckrock
Dear Mr. Lasser:
Pursuant to G. L. c. 66, § 10 (b), this correspondence is to confirm
receipt of your request for documents that are potentially in the
possession, custody or control of the Boston Police Department.
Specifically, you have requested:
Copies of all death investigations between 2010 and 2013 of college-aged
(18 to 22 years old) individuals where the cause of death was determined to
be trauma related to an accidental fall, to include the following:
1) Location of the accident;
2) Date of the accident;
3) Time of the accident;
4) Year of birth of the victim;
5) Gender of the victim;
6) Race of the victim
We will contact you as soon as possible with our findings, and will send
you a cost estimate for your requested materials if fulfilling the request
is expected to exceed $10.00, per 950 C.M.R. 32.06(1); 950 C.M.R. 32.03;
M.G.L. c 66 § 10(a).
Please be advised that we research each request in the order it was
received, and it may take longer than ten days to be fulfilled. If your
request requires a substantial amount of research, reviewing and redacting,
fulfilling the request will take a significant amount of time. Please plan
accordingly.
Thank you,
Office of Media Relations
Boston Police Department
617-343-3520
www.bpdnews.com
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 Aug. 26, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
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 Aug. 26, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Media Relations
Please note that your records request has been mailed to you and should
arrive within a few days.
From: Boston Police Department
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
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