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An officer shares how a 360-degree body cam effectively addresses concerns that some bodycam footage only tells part of the story
Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
A staggering 6 billion hours of video is recorded every hour around the world
“Because of this man’s deliberate and intentional actions, [the deputies’] lives and their family’s lives are changed forever,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said
Police were searching for the suspect after he sent “threatening messages” to family; when officers conducted a traffic stop on him, the suspect drove off
The May incident led to an officer being fired and charged, as well as increased de-escalation training at the department
The man, in his 70s, was changing the transmission cable on a car when one of the jacks gave out
The man refused to drop two swords and was not affected by a TASER before he charged at police and was shot
Charges were dropped for Lt. John Clary, the third of five troopers involved in a 2019 incident, following two years of withheld body camera footage
Watch: Maui PD releases body camera footage from Aug. 8 wildfires showing race to evacuate residents
The video shows officers evacuating homes and businesses, taking injured people to hospitals and removing road barriers to allow people to escape
“I need to make sure that I have someone whose primary job is to take a look at use-of-force incidents and examine them thoroughly,” Sheriff John Nowels said
TrustStat integrates three kinds of advanced AI technology to enable police agencies and communities to examine key patterns in interactions between officers and the public
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Supply chain issues, miscommunication and officers forgetting to turn cameras on have caused difficulties for the new administration
“These grants provide local police agencies with resources to implement technology that while improving investigations and advancing the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability,” Gov. Maura Healey said
The man pointed a gun, which was later confirmed to be a replica gun, at an officer and off-duty Massachusetts State Police trooper
Jason Dingler was captured on video stealing a handgun, a pickup truck and beer before leading police on an 11-mile pursuit
The Lafayette PD uses technology like video game engines to train on consequence management, drones in the sky and a digital coaching platform
The suspect ran down a wheelchair ramp, jumped over a fence and ran at an officer who saw the knife
When the suspect attacked the officer, the officer’s firearm had been dislodged from its holster, leading to a struggle between the officer and the suspect over the handgun
Two officers, who transported the injured boy to a hospital in their cruiser, were recently honored with a Valor Award for their heroism
“I would just like to say thank you to this young woman, of course, and all the officers involved. I’m really grateful to be alive,” the man said
The bird was caught loitering on an apartment’s front porch and attempted to flee when officers arrived at the scene
Body camera footage shows flames engulfing the front porch as the officers run to the back door
During a pursuit, the suspect hit a curb and flipped the vehicle over; officers saw a woman cuffed in the back seat after launching a drone to get a closer look inside the vehicle
“From our estimation, had [the suspect’s] bullet struck just a few inches away, it could easily have gravely wounded, or even killed, the officer,” police said
Chief Philip Lukens has a simple goal: Allow computers to do computer work and humans to do human work
While the cruiser was moving, the back seat officer fired bean bag rounds while another officer, who saw the suspect reach for a gun, discharged his weapon
The trooper was dragged about a half mile hanging out the suspect’s car window; the suspect reached speeds near 100 mph before the trooper was able to get free
The girl was unconscious and not breathing when officers arrived on the scene; they administered CPR and got the child to start to breathing on her own
“I’m incredibly proud of officers Williams and Mazin, who faced evil and did not back down,” Chief Eddie Garcia said
Officer Rayando Bryan’s body camera recorded him and fire Capt. Terrance Simon breaking a car window to rescue the man
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