Jose Ruiz's record as a Boston police officer

Dear Jonathan Cohn
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 6/5/2023 4:37:51 AM and given the reference number B001670-060523 for tracking purposes.
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To Whom It May Concern:

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

(1) A breakdown of the income made by Jose Ruiz when employed by the Boston Police Department, broken down by year, with overtime, details, Quinn, and other "non-salary" compensation clearly shown
(2) Hours reported each year Jose Ruiz was employed by the Boston Police Department
(3) Any complaints filed against Mr. Ruiz from the public, or internally, including the content of the complaint and the finding, if any
(4) Any disciplinary actions against Mr. Ruiz, including the report of the infraction

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,

Jonathan Cohn

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Jonathan
Do you have more information relative to Jose Ruiz? Do you know where he works/ed? What district? What his years of service are/were? Do you have a time frame for the search? I needs a little more information.
Thanks,
Martha

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Reference No: B001670-060523 Dear Jonathan Cohn: The Boston Police Department (BPD) has received your request for public records.  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 stated: To Whom It May Concern:

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

1994 to 2023, and B-3, I believe (at least for most of that duration).

(1) A breakdown of the income made by Jose Ruiz when employed by the Boston Police Department, broken down by year, with overtime, details, Quinn, and other "non-salary" compensation clearly shown
(2) Hours reported each year Jose Ruiz was employed by the Boston Police Department
(3) Any complaints filed against Mr. Ruiz from the public, or internally, including the content of the complaint and the finding, if any
(4) Any disciplinary actions against Mr. Ruiz, including the report of the infraction

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,

Jonathan Cohn

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ 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).  The public records law permits a response time of up to twenty-five (25) business days from the business day a written request is received, so long as a detailed explanation is provided.  G. L. c. 66, § 10(b)(vi); 950 CMR 32.06(2)(i). Due to the nature of your request additional time is needed. As such, BPD will need up to, but no more than, fifteen (15) additional business days to review and process your request.