NORTH PORT — The North Port Police Department has issued body cameras to 84 of its officers, making it the only agency in Sarasota County or Charlotte County with the device.
Berlin Town leaders approved a new Berlin Police Department policy governing the use of body cameras this week.
The policy, approved Monday by the Berlin Town Council, will allow the town’s police officers to begin using body cameras. Police Chief Arnold Downing expects the cameras to be fully implemented within a month.
Police have released body camera footage just three days after cell phone video showed a police officer pointing a gun at man in a gas station parking lot.
When Ray Tensing, a University of Cincinnati police officer, pulled his gun during a traffic stop and fatally shot Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man, the moment was captured on camera.
As any officer will tell you, domestic violence calls can be some of the most difficult to prosecute. Due to the nature of the relationship between attacker and victim, the victim will very often recant their official statements or refuse to cooperate with law enforcement after the initial call. This often leads to cases being dismissed.
A joint money subcommittee Tuesday approved $1.8 million to equip some correctional officers with body cameras and install stationary cameras at seven prisons.
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