WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say they’re on pace to fulfill their goal of having all officers equipped with body cameras by the end of the year.
The Wichita Eagle reports the first 106 cameras for the north patrol unit have been ordered and officers will start training on them next month. Interim Police Chief Nelson Mosley says a policy governing use of the cameras is still being developed.
The police department promised the cameras last year during a public hearing in the aftermath of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, over the shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer.
Cost of equipping all of the officers is estimated at more than $2 million. The U.S. Justice Department awarded the department a $250,000 grant last week to buy the cameras.