City’s police chief tightens policy on officer body cameras

MINNEAPOLIS » Minneapolis police officers will be required to have their body cameras on when they respond to all calls, as well as in certain other situations, the acting police chief announced Wednesday amid the investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of an Australian woman who called 911 for help.

The tighter policy will become effective Saturday, Acting Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said at a news conference. Officers who violate the policy could face discipline ranging from one-day suspensions to firing, he said.

“But there are some officers, quite frankly, that are not using them nearly enough,” he said

Justine Damond, a 40-year-old spiritual teacher and bride-to-be, was shot by Officer Mohamed Noor after she called 911 on July 15 to report hearing a possible sexual assault behind her home. Neither officer had his body camera or the dashcam video on.