U.S. Park Police Chief Pamela Smith retires after one year on the job

When Smith took the job, she inherited a troubled department, with issues that had been becoming increasingly public in recent months. It was unclear Friday night how much progress had been made in addressing these issues.In February, the Interior Department’s inspector general issued a harsh report on the state of the Park Police’s dispatch center in southeast Washington, which it said police commanders had ignored for years.

Spencer was surprised by the Friday evening announcement. “This is news to us,” Spencer said. “It’s unfortunate because we were hoping to accomplish some things together, with her being a former union executive. But unfortunately that’s not going to happen now, so we wish her well in whatever her future endeavors are.”

When Smith was appointed last year, she said she was going to implement body-worn cameras for the department, which had no cameras in its cars or on its officers. Last May, Smith announced that San Francisco officers would begin wearing such cameras by the end of 2021. Spencer said Friday that they are now wearing them.

The only other federal officers that currently use body cameras are rangers in the National Park Service and officers in the Fish and Wildlife Service, according to testimony and information gathered by the House Natural Resources Committee last fall. The Justice Department — with more than 43,000 sworn agents in the FBI; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the Marshals Service — does not use body-worn or in-car cameras.

Enjoy your pension madam

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