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Piatt County Sheriff Talks 'Safe-T' Legislation

Another central Illinois law enforcement official is sounding the alarm on the latest wrinkle in the Illinois 'Safe-T' legislation that goes into effect on January 1.

 

On the WHOW Morning Show Monday, Piatt County Sheriff Mark Vogelzang told Regional Radio the latest 'no cash bail' has a lot of his peers concerned as awareness seems to be increasing.

 

 

The Sheriff is concerned because the 'Safe-T' Act would allow those accused of very serious crimes to walk free without being in custody. He says some very serious crimes would pertain to this portion of the legislation.

 

 

One of the portions of the legislation that is coming in a couple of more years is the body cameras. Sheriff Vogelzang indicates they just received the body cameras they ordered earlier this year and believes those will be very beneficial for his department.

 

We'll hear more from Sheriff Vogelzang later this week on his experiences with body cameras. 

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