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 Gold Beach Police Officer Jeff Wood and his fellow officers will soon wear digital cameras on their uniforms. Photo by Val Corley GOLD BEACH – Most police departments these days mount video cameras
on patrol cars to monitor car chases and document events after the
chase is ended.
Gold Beach police will soon have video cameras attached to their shirts.
The City Council last week approved using a grant from their
insurance carrier, CityCounty Insurance Services (CIS), to purchase a
recorder for each officer.
“When I first presented this to CIS, the agent who came here was so
thrilled he called for additional information,” Police Chief P.J. Janik
told the council.
A few days later, Janik said the insurance company told him it was a
great tool for not only Gold Beach officers, but for other police
agencies.
“Our insurance company was thrilled with it and was willing to buy it,” Janik said.
“The technology is so new,” Janik said. “It started two months ago.
We were with an ODOT enforcement vendor, trying to get me up to speed
on new products.”
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