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Highlands Ranch Park Rangers to get body cameras and retractable batons after rise in hostile encounters
Summary
The Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District will deploy body-worn cameras in the Park Ranger program and has equipped rangers with retractable batons after reporting increased hostile interactions; staff said rangers logged more than 5,000 resident contacts last year.
Ken Standen, director of operations and maintenance for the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District, told the Board at its March 25 study session that Park Rangers recorded more than 5,000 resident interactions last year and that encounters with the public have become "increasingly hostile." Standen said the Board previously approved body-worn cameras and staff expect deployment in the coming weeks. He also said…
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