Boston civilian board recommends changes to BPD policies on bodycam footage, federal entanglements

Several of the board’s recommendations echo earlier concerns regarding police bodycam footage and immigration tensions.

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A citywide police watchdog organization is calling for reforms to the Boston Police Department’s bodycam footage policies in the wake of two fatal police shootings.

The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) issued a memo June 8 addressed to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox from the department’s civilian review board. The board is responsible for looking into civilian complaints of alleged police misconduct…

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