THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE 120 BODY CAMERAS FOR SIOUX CITY POLICE OFFICERS.
THE COUNCIL VOTED 5-0 TO FUND THE CAMERAS AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT.
THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT IS JUST UNDER 261-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
POLICE CAPTAIN MARK KIRKPATRICK SAYS THE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO USE ONE OF THEIR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TO MANAGE THE VIDEO AND TECHNOLOGY:
OC……CAN FIX PROBLEMS. :20
POLICE CHIEF REX MUELLER TOLD THE COUNCIL THE CAMERAS WILL BE ON MOST OF THE TIME THE OFFICERS ARE ON DUTY:
OC………SHUT THOSE DOWN. :24
THE POLICE HOPE TO HAVE THEIR OFFICERS TRAINED AND THE CAMERAS IN USE BY LATE FALL.
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