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 deputy pulled over the officer for driving about 80 mph in a 45 mph in an agency-issued cruiser without the siren or emergency lights on
The video shows several armed officers running through a busy parking lot, yelling, “Go! Go! Go!” and “Police! Get down or you’re going to get shot!”
The man who killed Det. Benedetti had 14 reports of interactions with police and armed himself with 6 guns, none of which were legally registered to him
A judge has refused to release the BWC of the shooting, which was deemed justified, leading the city council to indicate it would not pay for legal representation
“We see there’s a, there’s like an eight-foot person beside it and another one’s inside, and it has big eyes and it’s looking at us”
Deputy Rizer pulled the child free and handed her to a bystander. He then looked for a boy who was unaccounted for and “unresponsive” somewhere in the vehicle
“Mom and baby Jack are doing great!” State Police said. “Jack and mom are healthy and appreciative of the outstanding job by our Troopers”
The suspect’s first shot hit and killed Det. Benedetti. The suspect took Benedetti’s department-issued rifle and fired additional shots, striking another officer
Body-worn camera video shows two deputies rushing to get into the home and then quickly performing CPR on the unresponsive toddler
The suspect had already stabbed a man before LAPD located him in a parking lot
An officer’s body-worn camera shows K-9 Bear tracking the occupants of the car, who were ages 13, 15 and 16
The prison escapee lost a shoe as he ran into the woods, which K-9 Eddie used to track him down
Tony Peralta told police he decided to come forward because “his heart hurts” and that he thought about it every day
“I think I’m hit, I’m bleeding,” one of the officers can be heard saying as he realizes he was shot. “I’m okay. Let’s go, we’re good.”
As they write parking tickets and direct traffic, traffic enforcement agents are regularly assaulted, screamed at and accused of writing bogus tickets, the union said
The four hours of BWC videos show the scene after a Corvette, driven by ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs III, struck and killed a woman in a Toyota RAV4
This next-gen bodycam helps keep officers safe by recognizing common phrases and automatically activating to capture footage
Sgt. Rachel Discenza’s BWC showed her pointing her handgun toward where the suspect was standing. Amid an exchange of gunfire, she falls and says: “I’m shot”
“We are proud of our deputies’ abilities to serve our community by responding with precise training and applying skills that save lives,” the sheriff’s office said
The officer clung to the roof of the car during a pursuit, which ended shortly after the officer fell when the suspect drove through a ditch, breaking his back
The infant was crying when officers found the car seat, rushing to pick him up. “It’s OK, it’s OK,” one of the officers who found the child said in the BWC video
“In the end, it takes police officers with a gun and a badge and a ballistic vest to go take these individuals into custody,” the Cobb police chief said
“I was handed, when I took over, what I believed were politically based and politically motivated prosecutions against police officers.”
“Sometimes a call can really get your goat,” the Enid Police Department stated
A man fired on one cruiser and rammed others before shooting a Jacksonville officer in the neck
The new camera system pair directly with officers’ Axon BWCs allowing officers to sync directly with their dashcam audio
Officials finalized a policy and have begun issuing body-worn cameras in a rollout to several hundred employees
The V7000 camera integrates with Motorola Solutions’ command center, in-car video and radio solutions to offer agencies enhanced awareness before, during and after an incident
The suspect quickly turned and blindsided the officer, continuing to punch her while she was down
‘I was thinking there was a good chance he might need help because I didn’t see his car,’ said Villanova senior Phil Sandor
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