Body and dash cams for deputies? Pierce County begins moving in that direction
The Pierce County Council unanimously approved the first step in adding body-worn cameras for sheriff’s deputies and dash cameras in their vehicles.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department presented initial costs to the County Council and received a green light.
For the first five years, adding the cameras and the required staffing and technology would cost the county about $9.2 million, according to one estimate provided by the department.
Some Pierce County police departments, including the Sheriff’s Department, have said costs and public disclosure laws have deterred camera implementation. Until this summer, none of the county’s 19 police departments had body cameras. Gig Harbor became the first in June.
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