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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday that he is awarding $8.5 million to 21 local law enforcement agencies to help them strategically combat violen

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Gov. DeWine says $5 million in grant funding is available to help local law enforcement agencies invest in body camera equipment and pay for associated expenses.

DeWine said the objective is to help agencies that cannot afford to purchase body cameras and everything that comes with them.

The trial run is to hopefully determine a full system for the Findlay Police Department to equip all 67 officers and 22 marked patrol cars with the cameras.

The city of Centerville got the most money locally, $115,000, to start their program and Gov. Mike DeWine announced that statewide, 109 Ohio law enforcement agencies were awarded $4.7 million.

The Upper Arlington Police Division was awarded more than $62,000 in state grant money to maintain its body-worn camera program.

All Grove City police officers now are using body-worn cameras in the field.

COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine on Tuesday, Jan. 24, awarded more than $4.7 million in grant funding to 109 local law enforcement agencies for expens

WAPAKONETA — If all goes according to plan, deputies in the Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office will be equipped with body-worn cameras by the tim