Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) superintendent Col. Richard Fambro announced on Nov. 23 that every trooper working on the roads will be equipped with a body camera by May 2022. The dashboards and sides of state highway patrol vehicles have had cameras since 2000, and the body units are expected to “add another angle” as law enforcement agencies are adding them as “another tool in the toolbox” as technology evolves, Fambro said Nov. 23. The body camera project, which already is in effect, costs $15 million overall, and covers the cost of installing the integrated camera system that activates when a vehicle’s flashing lights come on, storage of data, and training. There will be 1,500 body cameras and 1,200 new in-car systems added to the department, DeWine said. Officers were wearing the cameras as recently as the Ohio State University football game last week. “We want …
Ohio Rolls Out Body Camera Initiative for State Troopers
November 24, 2021
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