Perkins Township Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background — Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Agency	Perkins Township Police Department
Location	Perkins, OH
Technology	Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $28,129 to the Perkins Township Police Department in 2018 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program. The Perkins Township Police Department received an additional $96,286 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in December 2022.

Links
Government information (U.S Department of Justice)
Government data (Ohio Department of Public Safety)
Other (governor.ohio.gov)

More about this technology

Many law enforcement agencies require officers to attach body-worn cameras to their chests or shoulders to capture interactions with suspects and the public. Some cameras stream live and can be combined with face recognition technology.