BPD Body Cam Pilot Program Advancing




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Summary: Bloomington police said they want to look at a next generation body camera product because the first one under review doesn't have enough battery life. Cameras are supposed to have eight hours of recording time. But, some batteries are lasting only three hours. Chief Brendan Heffner said the law is ambiguous because it's not clear whether ten hours refers to recording capacity or battery life. Sergeant Clayton Arnold is overseeing the pilot project of 12 officers using body cams. Sergeant Arnold