HARTFORD, Conn. – A bill to study the use of police body cameras was forwarded to the Senate Thursday after a favorable vote in the Public Safety and Security Committee.
The measure would direct the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to “conduct a pilot program regarding the use of body-worn video recording equipment by police officers” in small, medium and large-sized communities throughout Connecticut.
“We need to collect real, hard data on what these things can or cannot do,” according to Sen. Tim Larson, D-East Hartford.
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