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Local police tell accountability board they monitor protests, but federal agencies don’t always notify them
Summary
Local law-enforcement leaders told the Dutchess County Police Accountability Board they perform extra patrols for protests and monitor social media but said federal agencies such as ICE, DEA and FBI do not reliably notify local departments when operating, limiting formal cooperation.
The Dutchess County Police Accountability Board opened its Jan. 12 meeting with briefings from local law-enforcement leaders who described how they have responded to recent protest activity and how communication with federal agencies typically works.
The board's chair asked the agencies to identify themselves before the update; Lieutenant Greg McCray of the City of Cambridge Police Department said his officers sometimes “hear about it just like everybody else” via social media but that the department…
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