Michelle Wu, a fierce advocate for police transparency before becoming Boston mayor, now has a dismal record of holding her own police accountable – from blocking body cam footage from going public to declaring her commissioner a civilian to avoid scrutiny.

With one notable exception, Wu has said little about police accountability after being elected mayor four years ago and instead won the endorsement of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Union.

The exception was when Wu said the city’s Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) was collecting reports on alleged abuses by ICE officers.

But when it comes to holding her own police department accountable, Wu has been lax.

Her administration has often resisted the media’s public records requests for body cam footage and has insula

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