A resident of Watertown, MA submitted a records request to the Watertown Police Department pursuant to the state open records act. The request was for all raw police logs from 2010 that were used to compile crime statistics on the police department's website. The request included a list of data fields that should be included if available such as incident identifier, type, location, dates and times for arrest, conviction, and a description and fine if applicable. An example of the type of data requested was provided. The requester agreed to pay reasonable duplication fees and asked that any denial be justified by specific exemptions under the act.

1. Matt MacDonald
34 Hardy Ave
Watertown, MA 02472
617-455-1513
April 23, 2011
Watertown, MA Police Department
RECORDS REQUEST
Dear Records Request Officer:
Pursuant to the state open records act, I request access to and copies of all raw police logs from 2010 that were
used to compile the statistics used on the Watertown, MA police departement website:
http://www.watertownpd.org/statistics/stats.html
If available please include the following information:
* incident identifier
* incident type
* location
* date and time
* arrest date and time
* conviction date and time
* description
* fine
an example of the data that I would be looking for:
Identifier Incident Type Location Date/Time Arrest Date/Time Conviction
Description Fine
1234 Robery 34 Hardy Ave Watertown, MA 4/10/2011 10:21:13 iPod stolen
1235 Assault 34 Hardy Ave Watertown, MA 4/10/2011 10:21:13 4/12/2011 10:21:13
Beating
1236 Burglary 34 Hardy Ave Watertown, MA 4/10/2011 10:21:13 4/12/2011 10:21:13
4/12/2011 10:21:13 Breaking and Entering
1237 Moving Violation Citation 34 Hardy Ave Watertown, MA 4/10/2011 10:21:13
Speeding 100
1238 Alarm Call 34 Hardy Ave Watertown, MA 4/10/2011 10:21:13
1239 Moving Violation Accident 34 Hardy Ave Watertown, MA 4/10/2011 10:21:13.
I agree to pay reasonable duplication fees for the processing of this request.
If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of
the act.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Matt MacDonald