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“Our hope is that the video cams will help lead to the truth in any potentially controversial stop or interaction between citizens and police officers,” Black Political Empowerment Project CEO Tim Stevens told councilors Tuesday. “Our hope is that the existence of body cams will remind officers on a daily basis … that the misuse and abuse of [their] powers might be recorded on video.”
But the cameras have gained popularity among members of law enforcement, too.
“My officers love having the body cameras,” said John Sicilia, chief of the Northern Regional Police Department and president of the Allegheny County Chiefs of Police Association.
Northern Regional police are investigating after a camera was found inside the bathroom of a Target store in Richland Township. Chief John Sicilia told Tribune-Review news partner WPXI that an employee at the Target along Route 8 found a camera inside the unisex bathroom Monday afternoon. He said the worker
Police: Target employee found camera in restroom at Richland Township store
An employee at the store made the discovery on Monday afternoon. Share Updated: 9:43 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021
Police: Target employee found camera in restroom at Richland Township store
An employee at the store made the discovery on Monday afternoon. Share Updated: 9:43 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021
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Show Transcript DISCOVERED THAT CAMERA. MARCIE THE POLICE CHIEF CONFIRMS IT WAS A EMPLOYEE WHO DISCOVERED THE CAMERA AND A FAMILY BATHROOM HERE ON MONDAY. TARGET MANAGEMENT NEVER CONTACTED THEM TO REPORT THE CRIME OR OFFER THE NAMES O WITNESSES OR THE EMPLOYEE EXPECT THE EMPLOYEE SUSPECTED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE CHIEF, IT WAS A TARGET EMPLOYEE’S SPOUSE WHO CALLED THEM DAYS LATER. THE CHIEF SAYS BY THE TIME THEY WE NOTIFIED, ANY EVIDENCE OF VICTIMS WAS GONE. HERE IS WHAT THE CHIEF SAYS HAPPENED ON THE DATA CAMERA WAS DISCOVERED. AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE RESTROOM, LO
Investigation continues after camera was discovered in Target restroom
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) Investigations continue after a camera was found in a bathroom at the Target in Richland Township off of Route 8.
On Monday evening, a Target employee found the camera in the family public restroom and turned it over to management.
The Northern Regional Police chief says they were notified about the incident from a Target employee’s spouse.
According to the chief, a manager and employee were talking about the discovery, then another employee took the camera, removed the memory card, and left the store.
“We were able to serve a search warrant at his residence in Butler County,” said Chief John Sicilia. “But, we were unable to find any evidence linking him to the camera.”