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Sheriff Walker Outlines New Body Cameras and Benefits

DeWitt County Sheriff Mike Walker says new body cameras coming to his department thanks to ARPA funds will be very high tech and years of use have already proven beneficial.

 

Body cameras are becoming increasingly in demand as police come under more and more public scrutiny. Body cameras have been used in DeWitt County for many years and Sheriff Walker says they've proven to be largely beneficial.

 

 

According to Sheriff Walker, the department is getting body cameras that will match the brand of in-car laptops, which he says they are in the process of getting new in-car laptops.

 

 

Among the perks of updating the body and in-car cameras will be the automatic turning on of the body cams and in-car cameras when certain events trigger them on.

 

 

Sheriff Walker says while the body cams provide good evidence for police in the event of complaints or incidents they are involved in, he says it provides for more accurate report writing.

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