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NAACP and residents urge Middlesex supervisors to fund sheriff's body-worn cameras; stakeholders report due in July
Summary
Multiple public speakers on June 3 urged the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors to fund body-worn cameras for the sheriff's office; stakeholders committee reportedly made a final recommendation to adopt body cameras and will present findings at the July meeting.
Public commenters at the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors meeting June 3 urged the board to appropriate funds for body-worn cameras (BWCs) for the sheriff’s deputies and to fund associated staffing to manage digital evidence.
"Body worn cameras will not always deviate bad behavior, but they will help ... [and] hold a big accountability," said Dawn Moore, president of the NAACP Middlesex branch, who said the NAACP began advocating for BWCs in 2019. Moore asked…
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