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Beacon Hill starts to eye statewide guardrails on the use of Flock
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (776+ words) While Flock cameras are losing favor throughout Massachusetts, there’s growing interest among public officials in placing guardrails on the technology that has been at the center of nationwide debates over law enforcement, crime solving and personal privacy. Over the last…...
New Bedford police internal affairs reports detail Flock misuse
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1676+ words) This is all according to redacted internal affairs reports that the New Bedford Police Department released to the press last week. For those two officers, Emily Pacheco and James Marinelli, Police Chief Jason Thody has recommended termination. The investigations were…...
City Council advances four motions on Flock cameras
2+ week, 4+ day ago (761+ words) NEW BEDFORD — The City Council unanimously passed four motions regarding Flock, one of which asks the mayor and Police Department to physically remove or cover all 20 license-plate-reading cameras during the department’s suspension of the program amid its ongoing audit. That…...