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Seekonk 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 Seekonk Police Department
Location Seekonk, MA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The Seekonk Police Department received $96,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 48 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program. The previous year, the department received a $44,619 from the governor's office for BWCs.

Links
Government information (Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list)
Press release (Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security)

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.

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