Traffic Stop Request

Dear Vijay Fisch
Thank you for your interest in public records of Boston Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 8/13/2024 10:39:56 PM and given the reference number B002374-081324 for tracking purposes.
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All available data pertaining to traffic stops, tickets, and citations issued by officers since 2020. Please provide all fields used in the tracking system for these cards, including:

City of Boston Employee ID (6 digit ID)
Employee first name
Employee last name
Employee middle name
Badge Number
Rank
District/Taskforce
Badge number
Date of Stop
Time of Stop
Street/location
Cross Street (If applicable)
Reason for stop
Race of Driver
Gender of Driver
Age of Driver

If the following information exists as well, please include it. If this information is not available, please reach out as we may be willing to remove them from the request.
Whether the vehicle was searched
Officer description of events
If contraband was found
Amount of Fine/Citation (If Applicable)
Whether a ticket was issued (y/n)

I also request a waiver of all fees for this request, as disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest and will contribute to the public’s understanding of operations and activities of the government. This request is being made for research conducted by Spark! at Boston University and will not be used for commercial use.

I expect the request to be filled in an electronically-accessible format, including for screen readers. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents. We understand that the data may be large in size, so feel free to send it over in year or half-year increments.

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. If you believe any of this information to be exempt, I ask you to please cite the specific portion of the law on which you rely. I also ask you to please redact any information you believe to be exempt and disclose the rest. If you need to discuss this request, I can be reached at 617-358-8514.

Sincerely,
Boston University SPARK!

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Public Record Request of 8/13/2024 Reference No: B002374-081324 Dear Vijay Fisch: The Boston Police Department (Department) received your  request for public records.  This letter shall act as the response to your request for public records. Please note this response will apply only to the records that exist and are in the custody of the Department. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.  It is expected that a custodian of records must user her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests.  See 950 C.M.R. 32.04(5). Specifically, you requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

All available data pertaining to traffic stops, tickets, and citations issued by officers since 2020. Please provide all fields used in the tracking system for these cards, including:

City of Boston Employee ID (6 digit ID)
Employee first name
Employee last name
Employee middle name
Badge Number
Rank
District/Taskforce
Badge number
Date of Stop
Time of Stop
Street/location
Cross Street (If applicable)
Reason for stop
Race of Driver
Gender of Driver
Age of Driver

If the following information exists as well, please include it. If this information is not available, please reach out as we may be willing to remove them from the request.
Whether the vehicle was searched
Officer description of events
If contraband was found
Amount of Fine/Citation (If Applicable)
Whether a ticket was issued (y/n)

I also request a waiver of all fees for this request, as disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest and will contribute to the public’s understanding of operations and activities of the government. This request is being made for research conducted by Spark! at Boston University and will not be used for commercial use.

I expect the request to be filled in an electronically-accessible format, including for screen readers. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents. We understand that the data may be large in size, so feel free to send it over in year or half-year increments.

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. If you believe any of this information to be exempt, I ask you to please cite the specific portion of the law on which you rely. I also ask you to please redact any information you believe to be exempt and disclose the rest. If you need to discuss this request, I can be reached at 617-358-8514.

Sincerely,
Boston University SPARK!

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ In response to your request, a comprehensive search was conducted with the information you provided.  We were unable to find any records that would be responsive to this request. I have been told you would want to reach out to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. If you have been denied records by the Boston Police Department, you have the right to appeal this decision with the Supervisor of Public Records at the Public Records Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.