Vermont State Police has released its collection of body camera video footage and a new after-action report on the South Burlington Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that took place in March.Top video: South Burlington PD releases body camera video from March 11 ICE raidVSP released its body camera video via a Dropbox link, less than 24 hours after the South Burlington Police Department made a 51-video YouTube link public.State police, along with local agencies including the Burlington and South Burlington police departments, were called to the scene on Dorset Street to help prevent confrontation between federal agents and protesters and to protect public safety.VSP and local police have said that ICE and federal authorities did not inform Vermont law enforcement about their actions prior to the incident on Dorset Street.The Dropbox link will remain active for 90 days and includes about 60 hours of body-worn video, according to the announcement.Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison also released a statement saying:”Vermont law enforcement largely achieved the public safety goal of avoiding serious bodily injury or death on March 11.”Morrison goes on to say that “the insistence by federal agents to execute this warrant against the advice of state and local law enforcement is unprecedented in Vermont and undermined community safety and trust.”Adding that people who claim VSP and local police violated Vermont’s fair and impartial policing policy failed to consider the public safety risk of the situation.She has reached out to top ICE officials, requesting a meeting.VSP said it would not issue any further comment on the matter now that the videos are public.
Vermont State Police has released its collection of body camera video footage and a new after-action report on the South Burlington Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that took place in March.
Top video: South Burlington PD releases body camera video from March 11 ICE raid
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VSP released its body camera video via a Dropbox link, less than 24 hours after the South Burlington Police Department made a 51-video YouTube link public.
State police, along with local agencies including the Burlington and South Burlington police departments, were called to the scene on Dorset Street to help prevent confrontation between federal agents and protesters and to protect public safety.
VSP and local police have said that ICE and federal authorities did not inform Vermont law enforcement about their actions prior to the incident on Dorset Street.
The Dropbox link will remain active for 90 days and includes about 60 hours of body-worn video, according to the announcement.
Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison also released a statement saying:
“Vermont law enforcement largely achieved the public safety goal of avoiding serious bodily injury or death on March 11.”
Morrison goes on to say that “the insistence by federal agents to execute this warrant against the advice of state and local law enforcement is unprecedented in Vermont and undermined community safety and trust.”
Adding that people who claim VSP and local police violated Vermont’s fair and impartial policing policy failed to consider the public safety risk of the situation.
She has reached out to top ICE officials, requesting a meeting.
VSP said it would not issue any further comment on the matter now that the videos are public.
