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D.C. Council approves emergency measures to make body‑worn camera footage and arrest documentation public when federal officers are involved
Summary
The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously approved emergency and temporary measures March 3 to require release of MPD body‑worn camera footage and to require MPD officers to document all law enforcement present at arrests, including federal officers; sponsors said the steps respond to community concern about federal operations in the city.
The Council of the District of Columbia on Tuesday unanimously approved emergency measures to increase transparency when Metropolitan Police Department officers are present during arrests or serious use‑of‑force incidents that also involve federal law enforcement.
Councilmember Pinto, chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, introduced an emergency body‑worn camera transparency bill that requires MPD to publicly release BWC recordings of officer‑involved deaths or serious uses of force when MPD officers are present alongside other law enforcement, and to list the names of directly involved officers when available. "DC residents deserve transparency about what is happening with federal agents in…
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