The use of body cameras will be expanded soon throughout the Greenville police force. George Olsen has more.
The Greenville City Council this week approved the purchase of 80 new body-worn video cameras for use by the Greenville Police Department. A press released from the City of Greenville says seized asset funds will be used to purchase the cameras. An additional ten cameras will be purchased using a federal grant. With the 23 cameras the department has been using since January 2013 the Greenville Police Department will have enough cameras so that all patrol officers will have one. Video captured by the cameras is fed and saved to city-owned servers. Greenville Police Chief Hassan Aden said the camera’s ability to allow encounters between the police and citizens to be reviewed “is priceless.” I’m George Olsen.