The mayor is also proposing two additional civilian employees for the police department and an IT position to
assist with the body camera program.
It also includes an additional $ 200 million in capital funding to improve heating systems at 20 New York City Housing Authority developments over the next three years and $ 12 million to equip all 18,000 police officers
with body cameras by the end of the year — a year ahead of schedule.
A state labor panel has put the brakes on Nassau County's plan to begin equipping its police
force with body cameras following complaints from two police department unions.
It's about trust — that was the message from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill as they announced plans Tuesday to equip all police officers and detectives on
patrol with body cameras by the end of the year.
Police officials sent a two - page letter to Comptroller Scott Stringer's office saying he had not provided legal reasons to withhold his approval of the NYPD's
contract with body camera manufacturer VieVu to prevent them from equipping 1,000 officers with cameras from the company.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and police commissioner Bill Bratton last week announced a pilot program to equip
officers with body cameras, which came shortly before the grand jury's decision in the Garner case.
We were each given the opportunity to accompany two officers, at least one of whom is always
outfitted with a body camera, to different areas of San Diego.
De Blasio has also cautiously embraced a push by the only black citywide elected official, Public Advocate Letitia James, to outfit
police with body cameras.
Several companies have emerged to supply police
with body cameras to capture their interactions with civilians in the hope of averting similar incidents.
«The comptroller has criticized universal pre-K, equipping [police] officers
with body cameras, unprecedented highs in affordable housing and job creation, a balanced budget with record savings, and sweeping investments in homelessness prevention,» de Blasio's press secretary, Eric Phillips, said in a statement.
ALBANY — The State Senate's Democratic conference on Tuesday gathered in Albany to introduce legislation that would appoint a special prosecutor to oversee cases in which police officers kill unarmed civilians, and also requested funding in next year's budget to help equip officers
with body cameras.
The City of Tonawanda Police Department is the latest local agency equipping its officers
with body cameras.
The NYPD is wrapping up a pilot program that outfitted officers
with body cameras, taking the 54 recording devices off city streets in the coming weeks as it prepares to expand to 1,000 cameras this summer.
«The comptroller has criticized universal pre-K, equipping officers
with body cameras, unprecedented highs in affordable housing and job creation, a balanced budget with record savings, and sweeping investments in homelessness prevention,» Phillips said, in a statement.
The Fulton County city of Gloversville this week began outfitting its police force
with body cameras.
Thompson said he hopes all Syracuse police officers responding to initial calls will one day be equipped
with body cameras.
That the Buffalo Police Department outfit its officers
with body cameras and its vehicles with dashboard cameras.
Yesterday, prior to the grand jury announcement, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and city police commissioner Bill Bratton announced a pilot program to equip police officers
with body cameras, a plan Cuomo said he will consider when the Legislature reconvenes in January.
Over the past year, a growing number of police departments in Westchester County and beyond have started equipping their officers
with body cameras.
Mayor Bill de Blasio will roll out details later this week of a pilot program to outfit police officers
with body cameras.
More headteachers are opting to arm school crossing patrol officers
with body cameras to clamp down on dangerous driving during the school run.
In order to ensure better security, the police force of London is being equipped
with body cameras.