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Board adopts body-worn camera and in-car video policy as department installs new systems
Summary
The Board of Safety approved a revised policy for body-worn cameras and upgraded in-car video systems as the police department installs cameras across its fleet. The project cost was reported at about $450,000.
The Schererville Board of Safety on Sept. 2 approved a revised body-worn camera and in-car video policy as the police department upgrades equipment across its fleet.
Police Chief Peter Stormont told the board the department has historically used in-car video with audio and is now installing body-worn cameras and updated in-car systems. "We're upgrading our entire fleet with body worn cameras and in car video systems," Stormont said, adding that a contracted installation team completed work on 38 vehicles in the previous two and a half weeks and expected to finish remaining installs within days.
Stormont said the department updated its policies for body-worn cameras and in-car video; the revisions were reviewed by training coordinator Ryan Staley and town attorney Christian Bartholomew. When asked about the program’s cost, Stormont told the board the upgrade is "right around $450,000." Board members moved to approve the policy as presented and praised the technology as beneficial for both officers and the public.
The motion to adopt the updated policy passed by unanimous vote of the members present. Town staff said the policy aligns department practice with the new equipment and provides for video production fees within the department’s proposed fee schedule revisions.
