9182015 Septenber 10, 2015 September 10, 2015 Mr. Leo A. Sacco Jr. Chief of Police, City of Medford, Massachusetts Medford Police Department 100 Main St. Medford, MA 02155 Dear Mr. Sacco, Pursuant to the state public records law, M.G.L., Ch. 68, sec. 10 and the applicable regulations, 950 CMR. 32.01-09, Irequest access to and copies of the following records: * _ All records related to the recently completed internal investigation involving the July 26, 2015 incident relating to Officer Stephen LeBert (as announced in a press release issued Sept. 9 from the office of Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn — see attached), including, without limitation, all complaints, interviews, witness interview summaries, officer's reports, conclusions, and recommendations. (See Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corporation v. Chief of Police of Worcester, & another, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 1 (2003).) + Allrecords relating to the disciplinary hearing for Officer LeBert, as announced by Mayor Michael J. MoGlynn in a press release issued Sept. 9 (attached) — including, without limitation, all records submitted in connection with the disciplinary hearing and all records that will be provided to the disciplinary hearing officer/committee. | request that these records be made available in electronic format, to the extent possible. If you claim that any record is exempt from disclosure, in whole or in part, please provide a detailed explanation of the exemption on which your office relies and the nature of the material for which any ‘exemption is claimed. lam a representative of the news media, affiliated with the Medford Transcript, and make this request as part of news gathering. | request a waiver of all fees, as allowed for by the state statute, because the disclosure of the requested records is in the public interest. Nonetheless, | am willing to pay reasonable fees for this request, up to $20. if you estimate that the fees will exceed this amount, please let me know. The law requires your office to provide a response to this request “without unreasonable delay,” and in any event within 10 days of this request. If you have any questions regarding this request, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely, ‘Alex Ruppenthal Assistant Editor, Medford Transcript Email: aruppenthal@wickedlocal,com Desk: (781) 393-1825 Mobile: (630) 270-6896 fest sD ocuments %20and20Setng slr uppettvLocal 20Seting s/T epi WordPuttic§20Request 20Requst20-%20M exfor420Transcrgt420-95208, 12