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Sunday, June 14, 2020

Medford Police and Public Records Requests under the Freedom of Information Act

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This is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law (M.G.L. Chapter 66, Section 10). I am requesting that I be provided a copy of the following records [please include a detailed description of the information you are seeking.]

https://medfordpolice.com/mpd-public-records-request/

i urge everyone to file records requests on police misconduct in Medford  Demand the documents

Medford Police Department appears to be ignoring public records requests, in some cases for years


https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2018/oct/17/medford-police-department-feature/




Medford Police Department appears to be ignoring public records requests, in some cases for years

Despite recent reforms to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, MPD’s repeated violations highlights need for enforcement
Written by 
Edited by Beryl LiptonJPat Brown
An improved public records law was passed on Beacon Hill two years ago, but just five miles away, the Medford Police Department continues to neglect its legal obligations to records requesters and the public.
The revised public records law went into effect last year in Massachusetts. It set deadlines for the production of records, restricted fees agencies could charge for providing documents, and most notably, permitted courts to award attorneys’ fees for successful public records lawsuits (though it didn’t make the provision mandatory, as is the case in some states).
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