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Framingham Police begin departmentwide body‑worn camera rollout after December pilot
Summary
Police chief said a December pilot of body‑worn cameras expanded into a department‑wide rollout beginning June 9, 2025; the department discussed data handling, auto‑activation with weapons, FOIA burdens and storage questions.
The Framingham Police Department told the City Council on June 17 that a pilot of body‑worn cameras begun in December 2024 has moved to a department‑wide rollout, with training and technical changes completed and a plan to finish issuing cameras to all sworn personnel by the end of June.
Implementation and timeline: Chief Lester Baker described a pilot that began December 2024 with 5 supervisory/admin members and 18 patrol officers. The department began issuing cameras more widely on June 9 and expected to complete the rollout to all officers by…
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