NYPD pulls thousands of body cameras from streets after cop's explodes [View all]
Source: CNET
The New York Police Department removed thousands of officers' body cameras Sunday after one cop's camera exploded.
The Staten Island officer was on duty around midnight Sunday when the Vievu LE-5 camera started to smoke, the department wrote.
The police officer quickly removed the device, which then exploded on the ground. No one was injured, the department said.
The NYPD statement pointed to the camera's battery as a possible source of the problem, and said that the cause and scope of the defect are being investigated.
"All officers assigned LE-5 cameras were instructed to immediately remove the cameras and bring them back to their commands," the department said in its statement.
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