The Lucas County Sheriff's Office will outfit its deputies with body cameras.
Sheriff John Tharp announced today the purchase of 17 body cameras to rotate among on-duty law enforcement road officers. The cameras cost the county $24,000.
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Recordings will be kept for six months, or 30 days after a case closes if there is an arrest. The equipment requires deputies to manually switch on the cameras.
Law-enforcement officers are pleased to have the new equipment, Sheriff Tharp said.
“Keep in mind that deputies are citizens, too, of this community. The cameras can be used for evidence, investigation, trials,” the sheriff said.
First Published April 21, 2015, 4:08 p.m.
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