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Records Show Boston Police Did Not Capture Any Of The 'Straight Pride' Parade On Body Camera

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A counter-protester is escorted by a Boston police officer during the “Straight Pride” parade. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
A counter-protester is escorted by a Boston police officer during the “Straight Pride” parade. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston police officers collectively worked almost 9,000 hours of overtime during the so-called “Straight Pride” parade.

But public records requests reveal not one minute was captured by Boston police body cameras.

City officials now say they're reviewing their body camera policies as they relate to police overtime.

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Ally Jarmanning, WBUR digital producer. She tweets @allyjarmanning.

This segment aired on October 17, 2019.

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