Hammond police testing body cameras, may wear by summer
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - The police chief in Hammond says his officers are testing body cameras.
Hammond Police Chief John Doughty tells The (Munster) Times (http://bit.ly/16gJ0fO ) that patrol officers could start wearing the cameras this summer. Doughty says the department wants to buy between 125 and 150 body cameras at a cost of about $80,000. Right now police officers are testing cameras from four different companies.
Officers will wear the cameras if they're on regular patrol or in traffic or gang or other units.
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Information from: The Times, http://www.thetimesonline.com
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