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Police reverse stance on taping of officers’ actions

Bystander found to be within rights Internal Affairs says officers were in error

By Maria Cramer

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 10, 2012

Two Boston police officers showed poor judgment when they arrested a bystander for filming them on a city street in 2007, the department has ruled in a reversal of its initial position that the officers had done nothing wrong. The two officers, Sergeant Detective John Cunniffe and Officer Peter Savalis, face discipline ranging from an oral reprimand to suspension, a department spokeswoman said yesterday.

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