Motorcycle officers get body cameras
Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:28 am
Motorcycle officers get body cameras
Motorcycle officers get body cameras
Motorcycle police officers in Pigeon Forge will soon be outfitted with video
cameras that attach to their uniforms.
The city council there has approved the purchase of eight body cameras for
their motorcycle officers that cost about $900 each.With most police cars
equipped with dashboard cameras, Police Chief Jack Baldwin said the officers who
ride motorcycles wanted a version they could use because it enhances their
testimony in court and protects them against complaints.
L3 Communications Mobile-Vision, Inc., of Boonton, N. J., provides the
department with in-car cameras and loaned the department a body camera to try
out for a month. Baldwin said the cameras have been tested out by the military
and other police agencies.
