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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran revealed the county s new police department body camera program, as well as an initiative to increase diversity hiring in the department. (John Scalesi)
NASSAU COUNTY, NY As part of the state-mandated effort to reform policing in New York, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran today announced the rollout of a body camera program for the county s police department. By the end of the year, all 2,500 sworn officers will be wearing cameras while interacting with the public. In addition, Curran also announced a new committee to look at increasing the diversity of police hires.
The county is purchasing the cameras through the Ronkonkoma-based company Island Tech Services. The total cost of the program, including the cameras and digital storage for the video, is expected to cost about $5 million.
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