The DeWitt County Sheriff's Office received approval for nearly a quarter-of-a-million dollars in investments for upgrading technology for officers and their vehicles.
Sheriff Mike Walker at the Thursday night DeWitt County Board meeting told the County Board the body cams they have had for around a decade now are starting to become dated and the company they were purchased through will no longer be supporting them.
At nearly $250,000, Sheriff Walker says this is something his department has been planning for nearly a year with all the new mandates coming down from the State of Illinois.
According to the Sheriff, there are going to be several benefits to this system they are purchasing that will automatically trigger the cameras turning on.
The funds will be used through the American Recovery Act Plan, or ARPA, funds.
