Sheriff Manuel Gonzales unveiled on Friday the device that all 310 deputies will now be wearing after a newly approved state law requiring law enforcement to have body cameras.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the record, I didn\u2019t invest in a camera. I invested in a digital evidence management system,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cAnd that creates law enforcement trust and community relations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque, has agreed to a more than $3 million, five-year contract for the BodyWorn camera by Utility, Inc. The contract covers two cameras in each vehicle, Wi-Fi hot spots for the cruisers, uniform tailoring to hold the devices and a holster that will automatically activate the cameras when a gun is drawn.<\/p>\n
The device can record videos, take photographs, upload content to the cloud, send alerts if a deputy is down and receive text messages or photos from dispatch, the Albuquerque Journal reported.<\/p>\n
Jason Dombkowski, BodyWorn director of law enforcement relations, said the vehicle sensors also activate the body-worn camera and in-car system, KOB-TV reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an encrypt system and that protects the evidence that we have and that actually builds a trust between us and the public because they know that technology, that video can\u2019t be tampered with,\u201d Gonzales said.<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office has also hired four more staff members to handle the devices and records requests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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