Richmond VA February 8 2023 A video that surfaced on social media this week seemed to show a Virginia Commonwealth University police officer using force during a traffic stop on North Belvidere Street. But body camera footage police released Tuesday shows the suspect, Paul Willis IV, quickly grab with his left hand at the officer’s hip. […]
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. May 7 2022 Security personnel at Junction City High School will soon wear body cameras after the school board voted to approve the move. JC Post reports that members of the USD 475 Board of Education voted to approve a revised policy that allows authorized security personnel at Junction City High School to […]
Sacramento CA August 6 2021 California prisons are preparing to require more correctional officers to wear body cameras through an expansion of employee oversight programs funded in the state budget Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earlier this month. The budget includes $90.6 million in funds aimed at installing fixed security and body-worn cameras at five state facilities […]
Townson MD July 8 2021 A new program to provide transparency, accountability for Towson University Office of Public Safety is being launched. The Towson University’s Office of Public Safety is equipping its uniformed patrol officers with body-worn cameras, making it the first institution in the University System of Maryland (USM) to fully do so. TU […]
Iowa June 28 2021 Iowa State Patrol troopers, who stop more than 150,000 motorists a year, provide security at the state Capitol and staff high-profile events including the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, don’t wear body cameras. The deficiency was obvious after an April 8 protest at the Capitol when troopers arrested a […]
Washington DC April 1 2020 Officials’ move to add body cameras to police officers and conduct enhanced trainings within the department will help hold officers accountable for inappropriate actions, policing experts said. The University rolled out plans earlier this month to add body-worn cameras to police officers and establish a unit within the department to […]
Cincinnati OH Feb 26 2020 With the addition of 1,000 new Axon cameras last week, Cincinnati became the first city in America to roll out police body cameras with live-streaming capabilities. The system is designed to allow dispatchers or commanders view an emergency situation on police body cameras in real time, or locate an officer who […]
New York City NY March 13 2019 Twenty thousand extra eyes are now watching police encounters with civilians in New York. The Police Department announced last week that uniformed officers patrolling neighborhoods, public housing developments and the transit system have been assigned body cameras. New York’s camera program is twice as large as any other police […]
New York city NY October 23 2018 The New York Police Department is removing nearly 3,000 body cameras from use after one of the devices worn by a Staten Island officer exploded into flames, police officials said on Sunday. The recall of the Vievu-brand LE-5 cameras could delay the department’s plan to outfit all 23,000 […]
New Jersey Sept 17 2018 By this time next year, all the New Jersey state troopers you encounter will be wearing body cameras. The welcome move provides the public with a better window into the behaviors of the men and women charged with protecting us. It also works both ways, protecting those troopers from unwarranted allegations […]