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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The woman pointed a handgun at two Pacifica Police Department officers while attempting to flee the scene; both officers fired shots, fatally striking her
Body camera footage shows that officers spoke to the man for several minutes before the shooting occurred, offering him cigarettes and attempting to talk him down from violence toward his wife
The suspect was taken to a hospital to receive medical care after being involved in a traffic crash; he began to act erratically and resist officers as they escorted him inside the hospital
The suspect sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting; the officers were not injured
Officers deployed TASERs and bean bag rounds at the suspect before the shooting
The man, who had allegedly been waving the sword and screaming before the officers arrived, told Pima County Sheriff’s Office deputies he was “trying to achieve greatness on the katana”
The shootout occurred when Ft. Lauderdale Police Department officers, believing the man was holding someone else in the hotel room with him, instructed him to exit the room with his hands up; instead, he emerged with a gun
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Two shots can be heard as the trooper and the suspect wrestled on the ground over a handgun
“I look down and I have bright red arterial blood on my boot. You can’t help others if you’re down for the count.”
Det. Karli Travis was inducted into the National Law Enforcement Officer Hall of Fame for her bravery after she was attacked by a suspect and hit multiple times with a hammer
As the El Paso Police officer made contact with the suspect, the suspect made menacing comments toward the officer and asked if he “picked the wrong day to go to work”
The officer was shot in the hand and is expected to recover; the suspect was arrested and charged with attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer
The suspect fled in the stolen vehicle, then on foot, before being taken in by a K-9 team
The 16-year-old produced the weapon from a bag after he was involved in an altercation; the bag was later discovered to contain 20 small bags of marijuana
Video: Man locks 7-Eleven employees in office, holds sharp object to hostage’s neck before fatal OIS
Through a small window in the office door, Denver Police officers could see that the suspect was threatening a hostage; officers broke through the office and attempted to intervene before firing multiple shots at the suspect
“We are lucky we did not lose a Dallas officer that day,” Chief Eddie Garcia said. “Whether [the suspect] knew a Dallas police officer was inside that car or not, he fired into an occupied vehicle showing no regard for human life”
The man brandished a large knife at officers before the shooting; he has been charged with first degree attempted murder
The deputy can be seen deploying his TASER at the man and commanding him to stop the car before the shooting; the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has defended the deputy’s actions as necessary
Video shows the biker weaving through traffic and running red lights during the 90-minute pursuit; he has been charged with fleeing at high speed, reckless driving and possession of a counterfeit license plate
After two failed carjacking attempts, the trio robbed a couple at gun point and fled from Seattle Police Department officers in a vehicle reported stolen
Deputy Christopher Oletski sustained brain damage and multiple broken bones while attempting to stop a fleeing human smuggler suspect
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office deputies deployed TASERs and less lethal projectile launchers several times before the shooting occurred
San Bernardino County deputies confronted the subject after 911 callers reported he was assaulting family members and damaging property with the tool
Police department chiefs and sheriffs have been given broad discretion in how to use the funds; some planned uses include adding body camera programs, purchasing new cruisers and updating training
The suspect stole a pickup truck with a sleeping 2-year-old inside; officers found and consoled the child, offering him a dinosaur story book
The fatal shooting occurred after a DUI suspect fled a traffic stop and fired shots at officers
Body camera footage shows deputies searching a darkened maintenance facility for signs of a shooter before the suspect fired shots in their direction
The car caught fire after the 14-year-old driver crashed into a light pole while evading a traffic stop; a third teenager in the back seat was killed in the fire
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