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West Lafayette Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

Utility brand body worn camera affixed to an officer's uniform, looking like a button
BodyWorn by Utility is a semi-concealed body-worn camera.
Credit: Laredo Police Department
Agency West Lafayette Police Department
Location West Lafayette, IN
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Utility

In 2014, the West Lafayette Police Department became the first law enforcement agency in Tippecanoe County to adopt body-worn cameras. The agency switched to Utility cameras in 2018

Links
News article (The Exponent)
Press release (BodyWorn)
News article (Iohud)

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Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.

Utility brand body worn camera affixed to an officer's uniform, looking like a button
BodyWorn by Utility is a semi-concealed body-worn camera.
Credit: Laredo Police Department