Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans wants his officers to wear name tags on their uniforms, according to a WGBH report.

His push for the name tags comes after the city launched a body camera pilot program Monday following last week’s ruling by a Superior Court judge.

The department has equipped 100 Boston police officers with body cameras in an effort to improve community relations. The officers’ union, Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, originally agreed with the program but then sued after officers did not volunteer to take part in it. Last week, a judge ruled that Evans had the authority to order officers to wear the cameras.


Boston Police spokesman Michael McCarthy told WGHB that Evans is working with the unions on the goal of issuing name tags to all officers in the department. Mark K. Leahy, executive director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, told WGBH that most Massachusetts police departments use name tags.

Read the full report at WGBH.