#body-worn cameras

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New York Post
1 week ago
New York City

Department of Corrections yanks all 3,000 body cameras after one ignites injuring officer

City Department of Correction removed all body-worn cameras after one ignited at Rikers Island, pending safety review. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
11 hours ago
New York City

Richmond cops cleared in fatal shooting last summer

The Richmond police officers were found justified in their use of force in the fatal shooting of an armed man inside his bedroom. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
2 months ago
London

Violent patients face ban as east London NHS staff wear bodycams to combat rise in assaults

Violence against staff at BHR Hospitals Trust has doubled in three years.
New rules introduced to ban abusive patients easier at Queen's Hospital. [ more ]
www.newsshopper.co.uk
3 months ago
London

TfL announces crackdown on fare evaders with increased penalty on all services

The Mayor of London has approved an increase in TfL penalty fares to deter fare evasion.
TfL prosecuted 19,614 people for fare evasion in 2023, an increase of 56% from the previous year. [ more ]
www.newsshopper.co.uk
3 months ago
London

Shocking video shows patient shoving medic out of the back of London ambulance

Cases of violence and abuse against ambulance medics have increased by nearly 40% in London
London Ambulance Service paramedics are now wearing body-worn cameras and avoiding being alone with patients they perceive as a risk [ more ]
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
5 months ago
London politics

Sadiq Khan accused of being 'asleep on the job' of reforming Met Police

The study on stop and search using body-worn cameras in London has been delayed due to data sharing issues and disagreements between City Hall and the Metropolitan Police.
The study was mentioned in Baroness Casey's review of the Met's culture, which found the force to be institutionally racist, misogynistic, and homophobic.
The project has been paused indefinitely since November 2022 after the Mayor's office found huge variation in coding and key information in the initial footage collection. [ more ]
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