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Wakefield Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Agency Wakefield Police Department
Location Wakefield, MA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor

The Wakefield Police Department received $100,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 50 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program. On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $74,712 to the Wakefield Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

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Government information (Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list)
Press release (Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security)

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Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.

A collection of different brands of body worn cameras with a United States flag in the background
Various body-worn cameras on display.
Credit: U.S. Department of Homeland Security