PD to get body cameras

'Digital eyes' for Statesboro police expected later this year

A body camera the Statesboro Police Department is considering buying is shown in this photo provided by the WatchGuard company. Patrol officers are expected to start using the cameras later this year. - photo by Special to the Herald

Watch Guard camera Web — A body camera the Statesboro Police Department is considering buying is shown in this photo provided by the WatchGuard company. Patrol officers are expected to start using the cameras later this year. - photo by Special to the Herald

Statesboro's proposed city budget earmarks $42,063 to buy body-worn video cameras for use by all Police Department patrol officers. Captured on cellphone video by a civilian, the fatal shooting of Walter L. Scott as he ran unarmed from an officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, on April 4 heightened attention to cameras as a tool for holding officers accountable. After the video surfaced, North Charleston Police Department officer Michael T. Slager was fired and charged with murder.

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