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Worcester committee: most DOJ-recommended police reforms near completion; two policies, new RMS remain
Summary
At a May 14 meeting, Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier told the City Council Public Safety Committee most items from a Department of Justice report have been addressed; the department awaits a records-management software rollout and final signoffs on two policies.
Worcester City Councilor Kate Toomey, chair of the Public Safety Committee, said the committee heard an update May 14 from Police Chief Paul Saucier on the department’s response to a Department of Justice pattern-or-practice review.
Chief Paul Saucier told the committee that “most of them have been addressed” but several items remain pending because the department is awaiting a new records-management system (Hexagon RMS) and final administrative steps for the remaining policies. He said two policies recently returned from the Human Rights Committee must be uploaded to the department’s PowerDMS system before the…
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