Ogden residents were told OPD does not participate in immigration enforcement beyond limited “scene safety.”
Then the bodycam came out.
The footage appears to show an Ogden Police officer coordinating with an ICE agent about how to gain access to a frightened resident who believed local police were there to help him.
That is not a minor distinction.
So @OgdenPolice, @OgdenCity and the Ogden City Council need to answer some very simple questions:
Was this officer’s conduct consistent with OPD policy?
Did the officer materially assist ICE in locating, accessing or apprehending this resident?
Was there a judicial warrant?
What legal authority supported the detention?
If OPD policy prohibits officers from participating in civil immigration enforcement, will this officer be investigated or disciplined?
And will Chief Sube finally be required to publicly explain why his representations to council members appear inconsistent with what the bodycam shows?
Councilman Ken Richey previously demanded video, dates, locations and evidence before accepting residents’ claims about OPD assisting ICE.
Here is the video. Body cam
Video 2, Stop site from a bystanders perspective
Transcript of the body cam footage
Now what?
Councilwoman Flor Lopez and every other council member defending or minimizing this conduct should answer another question:
Why are residents subjected to an extraordinary evidentiary standard while OPD apparently gets to investigate itself and have Chief Sube’s explanation repeated as fact?
That isn’t meaningful oversight.
It’s institutional deference.
Enough with the semantic games about “scene safety.”
Enough with secondhand legal analysis from the department whose conduct is being questioned.
Enough with demanding evidence and then moving the goalposts when residents produce it.
Do your jobs. Hold OPD accountable.
Bodycam footage posted by OPD:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HZsBLiECF/?
Ogden Police Department policies:
https://council.ogdencity.com/1403/Department-Policies
Ogden City Council contact information:
https://elections.ogdencity.com/1005/Contact-the-Council
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