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Committee accepts MPD roll-call clarifications on uniforms and affirms first-aid duties; fire department joins resolution
Summary
MPD said it voluntarily updated its SOP to discourage officers concealing identity, and the committee accepted roll-call clarifications that affirm MPD and Fire Department responsibilities to render first aid. The committee placed the SOP files on file where the department had already acted and recommended a symbolic resolution supporting first aid adoption.
Milwaukee ' The committee heard two related items about police operating procedures and emergency medical response. Sponsors and MPD said the department made voluntary changes to SOP 3-40 (uniforms, equipment and appearance) to discourage officers from masking identity except where necessary; the committee placed that file on file after discussion.
Sponsor Alderman Jocasta Zamaripa said the amendment was driven by reports of masked federal officers operating in cities nationwide and her goal was to ensure local officers are "clearly…
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