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City Councilors, police discuss ways to prevent BPD from exceeding overtime budget

Sam Trottenberg March 15, 2021
The department has likely already run-over this fiscal year.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh extended the police body camera pilot program Monday. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh extends police body camera pilot program for six months

Nathan Bindseil March 16, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a six-month extension of the Body Worn Camera Pilot Program on Monday, according to a press release from the mayor’s office. The program, now scheduled to end...

The Boston Police Department will implement a pilot program that requires 100 officers to wear body cameras beginning Monday. PHOTO BY AMANDA LUCIDI/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

100 officers begin body camera pilot program following judge ruling

Dave Sebastian September 14, 2016

One hundred Boston Police Department officers and seven command staff members on Monday began participating in a six-month body camera pilot program, according to a Monday press release. The program...

After a failed six-month trial in which Boston police officers were supposed to volunteer to wear body cameras, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association is suing the city for forcing 100 officers to do so. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Police union increases opposition to mandatory body camera program

Alyssa Meyers September 8, 2016

The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association on Tuesday continued its fight to prevent the City of Boston from requiring police officers to wear body cameras, as several union representatives spoke...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday his choice to endorse the pilot program for body cameras in police forces, but said other issues should be prioritized before body cameras become a necessity. PHOTO COURTESY TASER

EDITORIAL: Dispute over body cameras signifies systemic divide between police and public

Editors September 6, 2016

It's still up in the air whether 100 Boston police officers will soon be equipped with state-of-the-art body cameras. Boston Police Commissioner William Evans announced the pilot program last month, mandating...

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