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EAST LIVERPOOL His cruiser and dog officially parked in their respective locations, another city patrolman finds himself on paid administrative leave as of Monday.
Police Chief John Lane confirmed that Chris Green, who also is the department’s canine handler for Nero, has been on paid administrative leave since Friday pending an investigation.
Currently Nero, who was not involved in the latest incident, is being boarded at a K-9 facility that can handle him properly, according to Lane. Green’s K-9 vehicle currently is parked next to the department’s Cops and Kids trailer in the parking lot of city hall.
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This station sits on a desk in the East Liverpool Police Department recharging some of the officersâ new Getech body cameras in between shifts.
EAST LIVERPOOL City residents would acknowledge that this pandemic has brought a lot of new, unexpected solutions to the forefront of everyday life, such as face masks. However, in the case of the East Liverpool Police Department, it also gave them the opportunity to upgrade some technology.
The city’s officers recently replaced their body cameras, which had struggled to record action on an entire shift.
According to Police Chief John Lane, COVID funds allowed them to purchase 22 body cameras from Getech Photo Solutions out of Minnesota, they had bought about half that from a sister company of their traffic camera vendor years before. These new cameras last for 12 hours on a single charge, which includes their regular eight-hour shift plus four hours of extra duty if need be a
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East Liverpool Police officers Justin Watkins and Jesse Smith model the departmentâs new Getech body cameras, which can be worn on their chests. Notice that officers can adjust placement on their uniforms with Watkins preferring his camera a little lower, while Smith likes his worn higher. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)
EAST LIVERPOOL City residents would acknowledge that this pandemic has brought a lot of new, unexpected solutions to the forefront of everyday life, such as face masks. However, in the case of the East Liverpool Police Department, it also gave them the opportunity to upgrade some technology.