Documents Sent To Partner Agencies from the Boston Regional Intelligence Center Concerning The Recent Protests

Ethan Hansen filed this request with the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) of Boston, MA.
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B000929-062420

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From: Ethan Hansen

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Any memos/bulletins/reports/advisories sent to partner agencies from the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) concerning the recent protests. Search terms would include: BLM, Black Lives Matter, antifa, George Floyd, boogalo, boogalo boys, white supremacists.

Partner agencies would include, but are not limited to: Boston Police, Massachusetts State Police, MBTA Transit Police, National Guard, FBI, ATF, DHS and police departments of surrounding towns that are covered by the BRIC.

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,

Ethan Hansen

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Dear Ethan Hansen
Thank you for your interest in public records of Boston Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 6/23/2020 9:00:00 AM and given the reference number B000929-062420 for tracking purposes.
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Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC)
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1 Schroeder Plaza
Boston, MA 02120

June 23, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Any memos/bulletins/reports/advisories sent to partner agencies from the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) concerning the recent protests. Search terms would include: BLM, Black Lives Matter, antifa, George Floyd, boogalo, boogalo boys, white supremacists.

Partner agencies would include, but are not limited to: Boston Police, Massachusetts State Police, MBTA Transit Police, National Guard, FBI, ATF, DHS and police departments of surrounding towns that are covered by the BRIC.

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,

Ethan Hansen

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Ethan
Please provide a date range for this search.
Thanks
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From: Ethan Hansen

Hi there,

The date range would be May 25th, 2020 until today (June 25th, 2020).

Ethan

From: Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC)

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Ethan,
These email are being reviewed for redaction.
Thank you.

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City of Boston
Shawn A. Williams, Esq.
Director of Public Records 09/16/2021 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of June 23, 2020., Reference # B000929-062420 Dear Ethan : The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. 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 stated:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Any memos/bulletins/reports/advisories sent to partner agencies from the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) concerning the recent protests. Search terms would include: BLM, Black Lives Matter, antifa, George Floyd, boogalo, boogalo boys, white supremacists.

Partner agencies would include, but are not limited to: Boston Police, Massachusetts State Police, MBTA Transit Police, National Guard, FBI, ATF, DHS and police departments of surrounding towns that are covered by the BRIC. A review indicates no recent activity on this request. Should you still seek records I encourage you to file a new request using the City's public records request portal. Very truly yours, Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer

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