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New York State Police are rolling out body-worn cameras to roughly 3,000 troopers statewide, starting with those in the Albany area. The statewide program, being instituted under legislation signed into law last June, will cost about $7.5 million a year.
Troop G, headquartered in Latham, is aiming to outfit hundreds of troopers including road troopers, special operations and its canine mobile field unit with the Axon cameras. WAMC s Jim Levulis spoke with troop commander Major Christopher West about the effort.
West: As we get people outfitted with the system, it s not any type of particular order, necessarily, but we want to, being the pilot troop, want to make sure that we get everyone outfitted and have everyone properly trained and familiar with the system. And hopefully, we ll be able to do that all by this month.
All 20 people, including the driver, were undocumented immigrants from Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador.
Credit: Shackelford County Sheriff s Office Author: FOX West Texas staff Published: 5:43 PM CST December 15, 2020 Updated: 5:44 PM CST December 15, 2020
ALBANY, Texas A Mexican national was arrested after a traffic stop in Albany Sunday. Nineteen undocumented immigrants being smuggled were found in his vehicle.
According to the Shackelford County Sheriff s Office, after a vehicle was reported to dispatch for driving erratically and possibly having a drunk driver, a suspect was found with the 19 people during a traffic stop in Albany.
The vehicle description, a white Ford F150, was broadcast to all officers on duty in attempt to find it prior to the stop. City of Albany Police Officer Purpura saw the suspect vehicle traveling east on Main Street, at which time the traffic stop was initiated.