ARAB, Ala. (WHNT) -- Big brother is now attached to the bullet proof vests police officers wear in Arab.
High quality HD video and audio recording will now be just business as usual if you are dealing with a patrol officer from the department after local businesses donated more than $2,000 to purchase the new "body cameras" for the force.
"This will help us do our jobs better and take the guessing game out of what may have or not have happened in the field as our officers assist the public," Assistant Arab Police Chief Shane Washburn says.
The cameras cost about $300 a piece and soon every officer will be assigned one to wear while on duty.
Other North Alabama police departments have told WHNT the units are far to expensive to purchase a
nd maintain but in Arab police believe the cost is well worth the benefits.
"To be able to show a jury what our officers are seeing out there when they make arrests helps to prove a case and put bad guys in jail," Washburn added.
The cameras will join the police patrol car mounted cameras already in use by the Arab Police Department.
Bob
Good. Now the scumbags who they arrest can’t lie.
Michael
Neither can the dirty cops that like to fib the police reports. Win/win.
calm_down
Do you personally know of any “dirty cops” in Arab?
Michael
Calm_Down, do you think former officer Shane Alldredge would have solicited all those sexual favors from all the women he pulled over in exchange for dismissing their traffic tickets if there was a body camera equipped on him?
Skillpot
Now, some of us will be able to see first-hand the ‘combat’ role the officers wearing these bodycams are in!