Cornwall police service announces expansion of body cameras for officers [Video]

All front-line police officers in Cornwall will be wearing body-worn cameras by the end of the month.

The Cornwall Police Service announced it’s beginning the full deployment of its body-worn cameras on Wednesday, after launching a pilot project with a small group of officers wearing cameras each shift since May. All frontline officers will be equipped with body-worn cameras by Oct. 31.

“The feedback from our members has been positive,” Staff Sgt. George Knezevic said in a statement. “Body-worn cameras provide greater transparency and are an essential tool for capturing evidence.”

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Police say all records and evidence captured by the body-worn camera will be stored on a cloud-based platform.

“The goal is to provide an unbiased and independent account of police interactions with the public,” police said in a media release.

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