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.
The benefits of 360-degree video include addressing public expectations, capturing additional evidence and improving officer training
Grants that generally open in the spring are slated for release before the end of 2018
The research shows that legal and physical protections are major benefits of adding a BWC to a patrol officer’s toolkit
The incident occurred after the deputy attempted to climb onto the vehicle and stop the suspect from driving away
The officer sent a lifeline to the man via his dog, Ruby, who carried it across the ice
The man was hit with a TASER and shot before continuing to threaten officers with a knife
As Baltimore officers entered a stairwell with a ballistic shield, the suspect threw a knife at the officers, hitting the shield
The man had broken into at least two businesses and threatened to kill at least three people, including his parents, before barricading himself inside an apartment
Fresno police worked to de-escalate the situation several times, but the man remained agitated, threatening to force officers to shoot him
“When deputies arrived, they found a dazed and bleeding male outside of the vehicle and noticed that an adult female and small child in a car seat were still trapped inside the vehicle just above water,” deputies said
“I sincerely commend the valiant efforts of these deputies in this life-threatening situation,” said Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham. “They acted swiftly and selflessly, preventing an even greater tragedy from occurring”
Virginia Beach officers broke the driver’s window and pulled him out of the car before it became engulfed by flames
Durham PD Officer J.T. Rose said that the suspect had an arm wrapped around his throat and was reaching for his service weapon when Chaplain Scott Wilkos intervened
Officers with the Portage Police Department and other first responders worked for more than an hour to free Matt Reum from the wreckage
“Come out here now. You’re going to die in there dude, come on,” one officer can be heard saying on the body camera footage
“It may not be the best idea to have an Uber pick you up AT the crime scene,” police advised
The man was unaffected by less lethal deterrents and continued to approach officers despite commands to back away
The incident began when an armed man was denied entry into a bar
After multiple attempts to subdue the man with a TASER, the officer shot him when he drew a gun from his pant leg; the suspect had been driving a car implicated in a recent robbery
“No beavers or officers were injured,” a spokesperson for the Bartlett Police Department said
K-9 Broko was killed when he was deployed to stop the armed suspect from escaping
“Without even thinking of his own safety, Deputy Yerby rushed to the burning car and saved the woman. If he had hesitated even a second or two, the victim likely would have been killed,” Sheriff Johnson said
In one video, officers rushed through the university’s business school amid a blaring alarm; commands were difficult to hear, but one officer noted, there was “blood everywhere” near a doorway
Sergeant M. Valle fatally shot a suspected burglar after being severely wounded by multiple gunshots at point-blank range
The 2022 shooting left both officers wounded; one has not returned to police work
The man was being pursued by deputies when he crashed his vehicle, injuring a motorcyclist; he then tried to stab the motorcyclist with a six inch blade
The officer, who has not been identified, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the legs and torso
“It’s very frustrating ... a guy who’s got a repeated violent history continually getting out to only commit more violence,” San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit said. “We ... need to do better in protecting the community”
“It’s a good feeling knowing that she’s going to live and hopefully keep her leg,” Deputy Tiffany Kagle said
Body camera footage shows the officer instructing the man to put his hands on a wooden fence when he suddenly turned, pulled the tool from his pocket and ran toward the officer
Video shows the crowd surrounding the officer, ramming him with a shopping cart and shooting fireworks at his cruiser
This innovative body-worn camera and digital evidence collection and management solution enhances law enforcement capabilities
“Enough is enough. It’s time for our leaders to stand together to denounce violent escalation on police,” the police union said
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