Vehicles Reported Stolen in Boston

Dear Boston Police Department,

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

Electronic records showing details of cars reported stolen in the city of Boston between January 26 and the date on which you retrieve/export the records. This request is for any and all non-exempt fields, including but not limited to the fields showing license plate number, date reported stolen, date last seen, make, model, and location last seen. I understand this information is recorded on paper and then entered into a database, and I ask that you please provide the records in the same electronic format in which they exist, such as a spreadsheet or delimited text file.

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 my reporting and news gathering and processed by me, a representative of the news media/press. I make this request in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

Please contact me with any questions regarding the format of these electronic records. In addition, 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 time and commitment to an open and transparent government process. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Brooke Williams
Investigative Reporter
reporterbrooke.org
202-615-3551

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 4, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Thank you, Lt. McCarthy. I appreciate it and will contact Media Relations with any questions.

Thanks again,
Brooke

Brooke Williams
Investigative Reporter
reporterbrooke.org
202-615-3551