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Harrison police may soon be equipped with body cameras. The township commissioners voted to join the Body Worn Camera Program, which is sponsored by the Allegheny County Chiefs of Police Association. The township has applied for about $41,000 to cover the entire cost. “It’s an important addition to the police

Fawn police are expected to be equipped with body cameras by the end of the year. Supervisors on Oct. 11 voted to join the Body Worn Camera Program sponsored by the Allegheny County Police Chiefs Association. “This is something new for us, and it’s important for transparency and officer safety,”

Rhode Island awards grants to pay for 1,773 police body cameras, moving closer to more widespread video monitoring of police interactions.

A Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council Business, Finance and Justice Committee meeting was held in person on April 21 at the Mound Building.

Funding for a new elementary school building and other school improvement projects, fire and EMS services, body-worn cameras for law enforcement and behavioral health services are included in the proposed county budget.

The department has been working to implement the Mayor’s Task Force on Police Reform recommendations, Massachusetts Police Reform legislative mandates, and other calls for reform from the community, advocates and elected officials

City audit concludes Virginia Beach Police Departments Body-Worn Camera Program is compliant By: Web Staff and last updated 2021-07-13 23:13:25-04 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The City of Virginia Beach released Tuesday details of a city audit of the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Body-Worn Camera Program, concluding that the program is compliant. The audit covers the time from January 2020 to April 2021. In April, Police Chief Paul Neudigate announced a change in policy,...

Today at 3:00pm (Updated at 3:55 p.m.) A national search for Arlington’s new police chief has ended with a familiar choice. Andy Penn, a 29-year veteran of the Arlington County Police Department and its current acting chief, has been named as the county’s new permanent chief by County Manager Mark Schwartz. “Andy embraces the values and important work that is needed around issues of equity, justice, and safety and will work to advance racial diversity and inclusion in all of our public sa...

Saint John, NB, Canada / The Wave Mar 15, 2021 6:00 AM The Axon Body 3 body camera, which members of the Saint John Police Force will be outfitted with. (Photo: Saint John Police Force/Submitted) The city’s police force blames last fall’s cyber attack for delaying the launch of its body-worn camera program. “Due to the cyber incident in the fall of 2020, the Body Worn Camera Program implementation for the Saint John Police Force had to be rescheduled,” said Spokesperson Jim Hennessey in...

By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff January 6, 2021 Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff Mayor Walsh signed an ordinance creating an Office of Police Accountability and Transparency on Monday in his City Hall office. Isabel Leon/Mayors office photo Mayor Walsh has signed an ordinance establishing a City Hall office that will give teeth and subpoena powers to a new civilian review panel charged with investigating police misconduct. The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) is the last pl...