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The Independence Police Department hopes to implement body-worn cameras in January 2024 after receiving a grant for the devices from the U.S. Department of Justice, IPD announced Tuesday.
Published: 09 July 2021 09 July 2021 Washington, DC - The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is releasing $7.65 million in a competitive microgrant grant solicitation that will fund body-worn cameras (BWCs) to any law enforcement department with 50 or fewer full-time sworn personnel, rural agencies (those agencies within non-urban or non-metro counties); and federally-recognized Tribal agencies. “The Justice Department is committed to providing law enforcement with valuable resources to increase accountability and build trust with the commu...