Body Camera
Police body cameras are in high demand by the public and offer numerous advantages to agencies. Find the latest on body-worn camera legislation, funding, training and more via our regularly updated dashboard.
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A Colorado State Patrol corporal was likely a “target of opportunity” when he was ambushed and shot while parked along a freeway working on paperwork
The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours
Several officers repeatedly ordered the man to drop his weapons as he advanced toward them near a Columbus PD substation
A Juneau police officer and an Alaska Wildlife Trooper shot the man, who was charging them with a knife, three times after “less lethal” bean bag rounds failed to stop him
A man crashed a vehicle during a pursuit and ran into a nearby Walmart; he then ran outside and tried to carjack a vehicle from an unsuspecting shopper
Vidor PD Officers Michael Stephenson and Ashton Moss were the first to arrive at the scene where they broke a window AC unit away from a window to free the children
“...It could have just as easily been a family of five driving home in their vehicle that were hit head-on,” Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said
D.C Police officers surrounded the man’s vehicles with weapons raised after noticing a handgun in his car; he awoke and grabbed an officer’s gun
After a TASER was ineffective, a deputy fired shots at the advancing suspect, dodging a bystander who had stepped in front of the deputy after the TASER deployment
Video shows that Hill rolled up his window against officers’ instructions; an officer then removed him from the vehicle and detained him on the ground
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“Put your hands behind your back. Don’t move!” the officer can be heard shouting during the struggle. “He’s got a gun, he’s got a gun!”
“We’re right here, buddy...You’re safe now,” Fond du Lac deputies can be heard saying on body camera video
Hightstown police Officers Kenneth Larsen and Daniel Abbatemarco successfully cleared the child’s airways, saving her life
The suspect led Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on a high-speed pursuit while towing a trailer
After he was placed inside a cruiser to be transported to the scene of the robbery, the man escaped and fled; bodycam video shows him trying to flee again as he was re-arrested
After the suspect killed one officer and wounded two others, he was stopped by police after a freeway pursuit; officers shot and killed him after he approached them with a firearm
Indianapolis Police officers rushed into a home where a woman was screaming; after the suspect holding her at knifepoint refused to drop his weapon, they fatally shot him
“You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy,” The Fulshear Police Department stated in reference to the lieutenant’s hands-on approach
Muskogee Police Department officers fired multiple shots at the suspect, wounding him and causing him to surrender
Officers spoke with the suspect and used less lethal options in an attempt to de-escalate the situation before the shooting occurred
The man swung a knife at the Stonington Police Officer’s head; he ended up striking the officer in the face with only his hand
The Rosebud County sergeant was checking for hazards and anyone left stranded in a camping area as the Remington Fire rapidly spread
West Whiteland Township Police Department officers captured the man as he attempted to flee after ramming a cruiser
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered the man was carrying a stolen handgun and ammunition and had also “stashed” a stolen shotgun in a bush
The man took his 3-year-old stepdaughter to the Watsonville Police Department station before calling 911 and threatening to harm her with a knife
The Oklahoma City Police Department is one of a handful to experiment with Axon’s Draft One, which uses an AI chatbot to produce the first drafts of incident reports
The Florence County deputy followed a fleeing suspect into a home before firing several shots at him; during the incident, his K-9 partner bit an uninvolved resident
The Akron officer instructed the man to exit the U-Haul; when the suspect stayed seated, a struggle ensued and the suspect began to drive away
The man threw a shovel at an Orange County community service officer’s vehicle as he fled before running at a deputy with a water meter
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