Professional Standards Violations Report
Submitted | May 26, 2019 |
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From: Laura Kiesel
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am looking to access any incident reports regarding Lt. Rick Pedrini between 1994 and 2000, including any complaints that may have been filed regarding potential professional standards violations (as noted here: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/departments/police/about-apd/professional-standards, using this form: http://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showdocument?id=22333&id=22333) between 1994 and 2000. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional information.
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,
Laura Kiesel
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 26, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Arlington Police Department
Good afternoon Laura Kiesel,
Thank you for your public records request.
In this request you seek complaints and/or professional standards violations
regarding Richard Pedrini during the period 1994-2000. It should be noted
Pedrini was hired in 1996.
In response to this request, we have identified one responsive investigation
(attached) subject to redaction as described below:
November 1999 InvestigationInformation redacted pursuant to the following:G.
L. c. 4, § 7(26)(c)Document redacted in full: Review of performance
memorandum
G. L. c. 4, § 7(26)(c) and (f)Redactions in report and email chain: Names,
addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of minors and other private
citizens
Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jim
James Feeney
Assistant Town Manager
Town of Arlington
730 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02476
(781) 316-3010
@Arlingtonmagov