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Minneapolis Police Now Require Body Cameras To Keep Recording At Crime Scenes

Before, officers could deactivate their cameras if they wanted to have a private discussion.

(CBS News)

February 1, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There are more rules in place for police wearing body cameras in Minneapolis.

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Officers now need to keep the cameras rolling the entire time they are at scene or taking any law-enforcement action. Before, officers could deactivate their cameras if they wanted to have a private discussion. Those conversations can still be redacted from body-camera footage before it’s released to the public.

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