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USF/Orlando PD study finds police body cameras reduce citizen complaints

Published on October 12, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

In the wake of highly visible acts of police brutality captured by citizens’ cellphones over the past year, more law enforcement agencies are using or are about to begin using body-worn cameras (BWCs). While it’s been celebrated as a technological breakthrough that can protect both law enforcement officers as well as members of the public who interact with them, there is also some concern that it’s something of a panacea for a more complex problem. Critics note how Staten Island resident…

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St. Pete top cop says agency will get body cams … after working out some kinks

Published on July 1, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

St. Pete Police Chief Anthony Holloway now says the department will move forward with plans to implement body cameras … eventually. “Right now there are a lot of problems with body cameras,” Holloway said in a YouTube video posted on the agency’s Facebook page last week. “Everyone’s trying to come up with the right policy to protect the privacy of the officer and also to protect the privacy of the citizen.” “If I go into your home and burglary and…

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House sends Gov. Scott bill creating City of Panacea & another that keeps Compassionate Care Hospice running

Published on May 12, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Christine Jordan Sexton

The Florida House sent Gov. Rick Scott five bills on Tuesday for consideration, including a measure that would give a hospice an expedited process of getting a license to resume operating. Compassionate Care Hospice in Lakeland didn’t renew its license and state healthcare regulators ordered it to close down in March. The company claims to have mailed its license renewal on time but the state said it didn’t receive the paperwork and that the facility could not operate without a license. HB 441…

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