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Pasadena 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 Pasadena Police Department
Location Pasadena, TX
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Utility

The Pasadena Police Department spent $940,196 on BodyWorn body-worn cameras for all of its officers in 2020, which it covered covered through a 1/2-cent sales tax collected in the Pasadena Crime Control and Prevention District designed to fund police-releated items.

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News article (The Houston Chronicle)

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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.

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