Somerville Faces Aug. 31 Deadline for Police Body-Camera Funding
Somerville must expend and receive police body-camera equipment by Aug. 31 to retain state funding as the City Council weighs implementation.
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Somerville’s approved body-camera grant faces an August deadline
Somerville approved a $231,635 state grant for police body cameras on July 27, but equipment must be received and funds spent by August 31 while implementation, labor and oversight questions remain.
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More than 100 hours of footage document South Burlington police response during ICE raid
VTDigger’s examination of released police body-camera video details the March 11 ICE operation at 337 Dorset St., where three immigrants were detained amid a crowd reported to exceed 200 people.