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.
This lightweight camera system lets you see and hear what your K-9 does – in real time – for greater situational awareness and to capture high-definition evidence
Check out these lessons learned from 3 LEOs who’ve successfully launched a bodycam program in their agency
How technology and policy are working hand in hand to improve the utility of body-worn cameras
Strategies, grants and real-world implementations
“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
The ex-Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy fired shots when the man emerged from his apartment with a firearm; the man’s family alleges he did not hear the deputy identify himself
The woman was arrested after leading Mich. State Police officers on a high-speed pursuit in the cruiser and crashing into a swamp
“Even being on the bottom, [the officer] was in more control than the aggressor,” said Officer Adam Sears, who leads the Gracie Survival Tactics training for the LMPD
Police spiked the truck’s tires and attempted a PIT maneuver during the pursuit; the suspect eventually stopped at a dead end and surrendered to Thurston County deputies
The man was pursued across several Colorado jurisdictions, firing at officers with several agencies along the way
“Your Community Response Team officers would not let him get away after he tried to kill one of their own,” said NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry
When Irvine Police Department officers searched the woman’s purse, they found at least $600 worth of stolen makeup and beauty products
The Raynham Police Department officers were forced to shoot the bull after it continued to aggressively charge at them
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