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Worcester police report shows wide body‑camera use; department piloting on‑device translation
Summary
The Public Safety Committee accepted a police body‑camera report showing broad deployment since 2023, ongoing review processes and a pilot of an Axon translation tool. Public commenters raised accountability and public‑records concerns.
The Public Safety Committee on Sept. 9 accepted and filed a police report showing the Worcester Police Department has broadly deployed body‑worn cameras since February 2023 and is using reviews and new software tools to train officers and support investigations.
The report, presented by Chief Saucier, said about 300 department members are assigned body cameras and that, as of Feb. 15, 2025, the department had stored 275,328 pieces of video evidence in cloud storage at evidence.com. The department conducts random reviews of recordings and…
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