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UPDATE: Published March 29, 2021
The Cambridge Police Tear Gas and Chemical Weapons policy drafted on March 15 has been published and is effective as of today, March 29, 2021. The final policy is available online.
ORIGINAL: Published March 15, 2021
A policy prohibiting all members of the Cambridge Police Department from acquiring, possessing, discharging, and/or authorizing the discharge of tear gas or any other related chemical weapon in their official capacity with the Department has been drafted and distributed to the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Association and the Cambridge Police Superior Officers Association for review. The final policy is expected to go into effect on March 29, 2021 and formally documents what was already in practice. Prior to this policy, tear gas was not authorized for use by the Cambridge Police Department, nor does the Department utilize or possess tear gas.
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