FOIA Request : 2009 Department Roster

Remain Anon filed this request with the Somerville Police Department of Somerville, MA.
Est. Completion March 15, 2018
Status
Fix Required

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From: Remain Anon

To Whom It May Concern:

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

To whom it may concern :

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

A complete Somerville PD roster, to include all officers,badge numbers, command staff, and time with the department(if applicable).

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.

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,

Remain Anon

From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:

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

To whom it may concern :

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

A complete Somerville PD roster, to include all officers,badge numbers, command staff, and time with the department(if applicable).

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.

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,

Remain Anon

From: Somerville Police Department

Please send all your request to publicrecords@somervillema.gov<mailto:publicrecords@somervillema.gov> not records@police.somerville.ma.us<mailto:records@police.somerville.ma.us>. Thank you.

Lori L Cook
Records Clerk
Somerville Police Department
220 Washington St.
Somerville, Ma. 02143
617-625-1600 x7244
records@police.somerville.ma.us<mailto:records@police.somerville.ma.us>
www.somervillepd.com<http://www.somervillepd.com/>

(Please be advised that SPD Records has 10 business days to honor your request.)

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From: Somerville Police Department

Dear Remain Anon: This e-mail is in response to your public records request below. After review of your request, on behalf of the record custodian, I am writing to respond to request clarification as to whether you are seeking a roster as of calendar year 2009. Once we receive clarification, your request will be processed further.
Respectfully,
Jason D. Grossfield
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: (617) 625-6600, ext. 4408
Fax: (617) 776-8847
E-Mail: jgrossfield@somervillema.gov<mailto:jgrossfield@somervillema.gov>
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