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WINTER HAVEN Bishop Willie Mincey hopes the officer-involved fatal shooting of a Winter Haven man Saturday will open the doorway for future discussions over the implementation of body cameras within the police department there. I think body cameras are essential to the day and time we live in, said Mincey, who is also the president of the Winter Haven branch of the NAACP. To me, it s a vital thing now more than ever.
The Winter Haven Police Department is one of several law enforcement agencies in Polk County that does not use body or in-vehicle, dashboard cameras, police spokeswoman Jaime Brown confirmed. The department abandoned the use of dashboard cameras about 12 years ago, according to Brown, as the available technology was problematic and frequently broke down.
Winter Haven police officer shoots, kills gunman, deputies say
Larry Jenkins, 52, of Winter Haven, shot to death by police
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Winter Haven police officer shot and killed a man Saturday night while responding to a domestic disturbance call, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said Larry Jenkins, 52, of Winter Haven, was shot and killed by a Winter Haven police officer after Jenkins refused to let go of a gun that was in his pocket.
Deputies said Winter Haven police were called to an apartment complex on Orchid Springs Drive and knocked on the front door of the home but no one answered.
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