>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


Contracts Approved For Officer Body Cameras In Sonoma County Following Andy Lopez Sheriff Shooting
By sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
Published: 12/10/2014

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved three five-year contracts totaling $1.1 million to equip 241 sworn county sheriff’s officers with body-worn cameras.

The contracts with Taser International, Inc. include software management, cloud storage services and the cameras. The sheriff’s office will pay $250,000 of the first year’s upfront costs, state and federal funding will provide $104,414 and the county will pay the balance out of the general fund over the following four years, sheriff’s Capt. Clint Shubel said.

The cameras have been hailed as unbiased observers that record interactions with law enforcement personnel and the public, thereby increasing transparency to the officers’ and citizens’ statements and conduct.

Read More.





Comments:

No comments have been posted for this article.


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2025 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015