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 availability of video evidence represents an opportunity to make police reports more factual and representative of what actually happened
Like any piece of new equipment, training officers, supervisors, force investigators and agency heads on the use of body-worn cameras is vital
To avoid becoming a YouTube star, police officers should aim to be as boring as possible when a member of the public is recording them
A comprehensive guide to the benefits of the FirstVu PRO Body Camera and Digital Ally’s EVO Web cloud-hosted solution
Police Superintendent John Faso said if the bullet that struck the officer’s cruiser hit just a little to the left, “this could have been a totally different outcome”
The burglary suspect said a force held his head in the pool, resulting in him being baptized while in the church, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said
With the immersive technologies becoming available, citizens can better understand what officers experience
The Circleville Police Department said the officer “did not meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers”
The emu escaped from a sanctuary, leading officers on a pursuit through green fields and into a wooded area
The governor said he will propose the state build a “scenario-based training facility” as part of the upcoming budget
Officer Weiner said his heart broke for the children, so he left the home and brought back groceries for the family
Officer Fernandez saw the boy run into a marina, he then saw ripples in the water; without hesitation, Fernandez went into the water and rescued the boy
The officer’s body-worn camera shows him sprinting to the scene, flipping the boy onto his stomach and helping the boy clear his airway
A man wanted for stabbing his wife in front of their three children crashed his SUV during a pursuit that ended in an intense shootout with 18 officers
A man holding a knife charged toward Officer Ouellette after she told him several times to drop the knife; he was shot in the leg and taken to a hospital
“We love our citizens and greatly appreciate all the support that we get from you, this was definitely a case of 110% support,” Tulsa Police said
Body cam video shows the suspect emerging from under the boat and quickly surrendering while standing in shoulder-deep water
The sheriff believes the punching was “an isolated incident,” noting most employees are doing “incredible work on behalf of 10 million residents”
After the officers performed CPR, body-worn camera video shows the woman coughing up water and asking for her name
“You wanna run, seriously? Are you a cop?” one deputy asked. The now-former deputy replied, “I am one, yes.”
BWC video shows the officer criticizing the deputy for pulling him over as he was driving into work in an agency-issued cruiser
“When it says narrowly missing him, we’re talking inches from the sergeant’s head,” Las Cruces’ interim police chief said
The man fell onto the subway tracks after suffering a medical emergency, NYPD said
As a masked man came toward the driver’s door, Officer Matt Hayden swiftly opened the door and yelled “Police!” before firing at the suspect
To fully harness the potential of bodycam technology, it’s crucial to understand the use cases and capabilities of BWCs
The man contacted the baby’s mother and told her he was “feeling homicidal and suicidal,” and said he had killed the child
Stop sticks were deployed to stop the stolen cruiser, causing the cruiser to crash into a parked vehicle and catch fire
Officer Downey’s wife packed him some freshly baked pumpkin muffins for his patrol shift, so he knew the dog would be intrigued by the tasty treat
The officer was already at the mall on another call and stopped the gunman less than four minutes after the attack began
Officer Cervik spent more than four minutes trying to convince the driver to get out of the car; The driver then told Cervik he had a firearm inside the vehicle
The officer followed the suspect, who was riding a bicycle, into a neighborhood where the suspect fired 3 shots at the officer
The deputy saw a torn open baggie on the suspect’s lap with “small white flakes consistent with cocaine scattered across his shorts and on his face and beard”
Police Chief Ron Thomas, who has been with the department for 34 years, said he couldn’t recall two officers being shot separately on the same day
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