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52 Body Cams Coming to the Dept. in May
April 8, 2021
The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Department will buy some new tools – outfitting more than 50 officers with body cameras. Grand Traverse County Commissioners approved the purchase this week, and body cameras should arrive at the Sheriff’s Office next month.
Body cameras have been a topic of discussion in Grand Traverse County for a long time. But over the past year, the anti-ra
This is a screenshot from a body camera being tested by the Traverse City Police Dept. in 2020
cism task force, “Northern Michigan E3” has rallied support for the cameras. E3 Council Member and Traverse City Business Owner Tyasha Harrison says “It’s been a long time coming.” She says, “There were some people that didn’t feel the need to have cameras because there hasn’t been any issues so far… We definitely want to have a solution before we have a problem.”
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GT Commissioners Take Up “Censure” Discussion What are we going to do about this? What is the right thing to do about this?” - Commissioner Darryl Nelson
February 3, 2021
Some elected officials hope to end a chapter that’s taken up a lot of time in recent weeks – by discussing a resolution to censure one of their own.
Grand Traverse County Commissioners were discussing a resolution to censure Vice Chairman Ron Clous. Clous stood up during public comment about the Second Amendment during the January 20th meeting, left the frame and then came back holding a gun. It caused Chairman Rob Hentschel to chuckle. Clous held the firearm sideways in his lap for a few seconds, then put it down.