The Denver Post: Dozens of Denver police officers have been disciplined so far this year for violating the department’s body camera policy, and the city’s police watchdog is urging the department to provide more training to officers on when to activate their cameras.

Independent monitor Nick Mitchell identified at least 55 occasions in early 2017 when officers potentially violated the department’s body camera policy, according to his semi-annual report released Oct. 11. The monitor did not elaborate on each of the 55 cases.

Police commanders believe they are getting the problem under control. They identified the issue after the department’s rollout of body cameras was completed in early 2017, said Cmdr. James Henning of the investigative support division.

Instances of officers failing to activate their cameras have declined in the second half of the year since a new training video was issued and a system for auditing officers’ use was put in place, he said.

“We got the message out to the troops that we’re monitoring it,” Henning said. “You know what, we’re serious.”

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