Public Records

Background

The purpose of this request was to seek information regarding the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council’s mission, structure, budget, policies (especially those related to unbiased policing, community policing, or use of force), interagency mutual aid agreements, vehicles and equipment, grants, SWAT training materials and policies, and SWAT incident reports.

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This public records request sought information regarding WPD’s provision of short-term holding cells for CBP, including any agreements with DHS and any records relating to the detention of all individuals held at the Wilmington Public Safety Building.

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The purpose of this request was to seek information regarding the First Responder Network Authority, Massachusetts’ participation in the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, and the activities of the Commonwealth Public Safety Broadband Office.

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The purpose of this request was to seek information regarding the Registry of Motor Vehicle’s use of facial recognition technology and sharing of license photographs and information with law enforcement and other agencies, including grant applications, memoranda of understanding or agreement, records requests, privacy policies, and legal justifications.

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The purpose of this public records request was to seek information regarding different police departments’ participation in regional interagency mutual aid organizations including memorandums of understanding, budgets, and financial documents.

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The purpose of this request was to seek information about how the Massachusetts Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) functions, how its authority is divided and shared, what safeguards are in place to ensure the civil liberties of those whom it targets, and the number and type of investigations conducted out of Massachusetts. The request also seeks specific information about the Massachusetts JTTF’s involvement in the investigation into and death of a suspect, lbragim Todashev.

Background

The purpose of this request was to seek information about how the Massachusetts Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) functions, how its authority is divided and shared, what safeguards are in place to ensure the civil liberties of those whom it targets, and the number and type of investigations conducted out of Massachusetts. The request also seeks specific information about the Massachusetts JTTF’s involvement in the investigation into and death of a suspect, lbragim Todashev.

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In December 2010, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed a public records request for information about the City of Boston’s surveillance camera network. The request was filed to the Metro Boston Office of Homeland Security, Office of Emergency Management, at the Mayor’s office in Boston. This office is responsible for managing Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding from the federal Department of Homeland Security and distributing it throughout the metropolitan region.

The documents we received sketch out the contours of the networked surveillance camera system operating throughout nine cities in the Boston metropolitan area: Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Quincy, Somerville, and Winthrop.

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The purpose of this request is to seek information to make sense of the working relationship between various Commonwealth Police and the Drug Enforcement Agency, particularly the Special Operations Division.

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The purpose of this public records request is to seek information about military equipment and resources channeled through the National Guard to local law enforcement agencies.