UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICERS IN SANTA FE ARE NOW WEARING BODY CAMERAS. DEPUTY CHIEF ANDREW PADILLA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT THE CAMERAS BE TURNED FOR TRAFFIC STOPS, ARRESTS AND PURSUITS.
PADILLA SAYS THE CAMERAS WILL BE GOOD FOR BOTH POLICE AND THE PUBLIC. HE SAYS IT ALLOWS OFFICERS TO CAPTURE WHAT THEY’RE SEEING AND HEARING IN REAL TIME, WHICH WILL HELP THEM WRITE THEIR REPORTS.
PADILLA SAYS OFFICERS FINALIZED THEIR TRAINING WITH THE NEW CAMERAS IN RECENT WEEKS. THE FIRST 120 CAMERAS CAME WITH A PRICE TAG OF AROUND 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
