Thursday, October 24, 2019

The September 26 Public Records Request on Police Misconduct, the Varisty Coach and ChildPorn-Gate

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Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019, 01:47:17 PM EDT
Subject: Public Records Request - Medford Police
 

Medford Police Records Officer
Lieutenant Joseph Casey
City of Medford Police
100 Main Street
Medford, MA 02155 
RE: Public Records Request
 
 
Dear Records Officer Casey:
 
PRELUDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
 
Please understand that the Medford Police Department has absolutely refused to answer previous public records requests, one including documents regarding a teacher allegedly having an affair with a powerful politician's daughter.
 
After filing that request on or about Dec. 3, 2015, the Medford Police decided to resurrect a case that I filed after being physically and verbally assaulted by city clerk Edward P. Finn (on or about June 16, 2015.)  Lies by Mr. Finn and City Councilor Richard Caraviello - lies to the police - were used to press false charges on the victim.  The police falsely claimed Finn never assaulted this writer, yet when the police filed false criminal charges on the victim, they made it clear that Finn did assault this writer - you can't have a witness without a crime, and Ed Finn broke the law and assaulted a person attending a city council meeting.  

The second time I was assaulted at the council, the first time, by Matthew Page Lieberman, the police determined that I was the sole victim. It was front page news in the Medford Transcript.
 
I DEMAND THE POLICE TREAT ME FAIRLY INSTEAD OF THE REPEATED DISCRIMINATION AIMED AT THIS WRITER.
 
On October 17, 2017, ex Police Chief Leo A. Sacco Jr. retaliated against me and threatened me with "the police service you deserve" when I informed the public, via the city council, of Mr. Sacco's son not getting a breathalyzer or field sobriety test in January of 2017.
 
Though I have helped the Medford Police with solving a theft at Tony's Gas on Salem Street; malicious destruction of property at the dental office across the street from Tony's Gas, videotaped the police strike at Montvale Plaza at the request of the police or people  working with the police, I have faced retaliation and harassment for working to give the public information of great public interest.
 
My treatment by Solicitor Rumley at Medford City Hall has been horrendous and not what we expect from a public servant.
 
Here is my request - I expect an answer within 10 days, an answer to the documents request that includes the documents requested:
 
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:

A)The document which includes the names of the 27 officers 

involved in the suspensions and disciplinary action found in a new 

Patch article:
 
"Of the 45 officers investigated, 15 were fully exonerated and findings could not be supported for three officers. Twenty officers were suspended without pay and seven received a written letter of reprimand, according to the department."  https://patch.com/massachusetts/medford/medford-police-detail-investigation-20-suspended-7-reprimanded
 
B)All the documents concerning the investigation of alleged child pornography. See attached disc.
 
At the request of the Medford Police Department, despite my efforts to give evidence to the FBI and the office of Marian Ryan via former ADA Douglas Nagengast, a floppy disc was given to former detective J.J. McLean, who desperately wanted the letter and disc.
 
Incredibly, Mr. McLean said that the police could not ascertain the age of the actor (alleged victim) in the photograph(s) that the police stated were nude image(s).
 
1)The alleged victim worked at a pizza shop in Medford

2)The alleged perpetrator/alleged pornographer was allegedly evicted, leaving the floppy disc behind

3)The pizza place, which is noted in the evidence, would have the contact information for the victim

4)The date of the eviction means the photography date would be prior to the eviction.

5)The business would have the date of the teenager's birth or access to that date
 
Incredibly, this should be an easy case to solve: finding the date of the person whose image(s) appears on the disc.
 
Again, all documents concerning this case, especially since the police did not pursue it, should be turned over to this investigative journalist as this is a matter of great public interest.
 
C)All documents regarding any removal of a varsity coach/teacher
at Medford High School, June 30, 2015 who allegedly had an 

affair 

with the daughter of a powerful Medford politician.   This request 

resulted in false charges pressed on the journalist, which was clear 

retaliation.  That will be dealt with in Federal Court, Viglione vs 

Medford, Caraviello, Mackowski et. al.


As Mark Rumley noted to me in regards to the MCC TV3 cases 

"You don't expel someone from the country for filing a case against 

the U.S.A."  Sadly, Mr. Rumley has done everything in his power to 

DENY me access to the access TV station - denying the public 


information of great information - because I had the integrity to sue 

the access station which the solicitor was assigned to the board of.

Please do not continue the harassment exacted on this journalist 

because I will be a plaintiff in a suit against the police department. 

No funny business and false charges for my asking the right 

questions. The police have sued the police department, as you 

know, and it is sad that a journalist has to insert this information 

into a public records request.   

That Mayor Burke went from being kind and considerate to me a \

decade or so ago to being absolutely nasty to this journalist makes 

one wonder what this mayor is hiding, and why she isn't more 

forthright with the people she should be transparent with.

I recognize that you may charge reasonable costs for copies, as well 

as for personnel time needed to comply with this request. However, 

as a journalist with 1,405,415 views on one of my websites @ 1:33

 pm on Sept 26, 2019, these matters are of great public interest and 


the fee should be waived.



The Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written 


response within 10 business days. If you cannot comply with my 

request, you are statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing.


Sincerely,

 
Joe Viglione