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Lifesaver or Distraction? Police Split on Anti-Overdose Drug
The sheriff of Clermont County firmly believes it's a call of duty for his deputies to carry a nasal spray that brings people back from the brink of death by drug overdose.
Mayor: All Chicago Patrol Officers Now Have Body Cameras
The Chicago Police Department says all patrol officers are now equipped with body cameras.
Body Cameras, Now Gun Cameras? Some Police Trying Them Out
A small number of police departments are showing interest in a new type of video camera that can be mounted directly on officers' guns, saying it may offer a better view of officer-involved shootings than body cameras.
LA Deputies' Private Body Cams Raise Transparency Questions
America's largest sheriff's department still lacks a policy for body cameras after years of studying the issue, so hundreds - perhaps thousands - of its deputies have taken matters into their own hands and bought the cameras themselves.
Officer on Fatal Charlottesville Crash: 'Hahahaha Love This'
A Massachusetts police department is investigating a Facebook comment by an officer who wrote "Hahahaha love this" in response to a story about a car crashing into counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Bodycam Footage Raises Questions for Police Department
The city is on pace to break its decades-old murder record and the body camera program that was rolled out to increase transparency has fueled allegations of misconduct after a pair of problematic videos recently surfaced.
Minnesota Shooting Shows Police Body Cameras Not Used Enough
As the killing of an Australian woman by a Minneapolis officer over the weekend showed, body camera technology depends on officers turning on their devices. And often they don't do so.
Court: Constitution Grants Right to Record Police in Public
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has joined five other circuits in finding that citizens have a First Amendment right to videotape police in public.
Officer Suspended Without Pay for Racially Insensitive Video
Officials say a Boston police officer who made a video with the tagline, "black people have met their match," will be suspended without pay for six months.
Boston's Police Body Camera Pilot Program Extended
The Boston Police Department's body camera pilot program has been extended an additional six months so more data can be collected.
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