Police Cars Might Get Video Cameras
City police squad cars soon may be equipped with video cameras to document arrests involving drunk driving, speeding and other crimes.
The City Council on Tuesday will consider spending $104,764 in state grant money to buy video cameras for 14 patrol vehicles.
The cameras would help to improve officer safety, reduce police liability and provide documentation for court cases, said Matt Reynolds, a Police Department spokesman.
The vehicles could be equipped with the cameras by the summer of 1999, Reynolds said.
The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers, 401 E. Chapman Ave. A session on the proposed 1998-99 budget will begin at 5 p.m. Information: (714) 993-8231.
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