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

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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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City Council approves $235,000 for new St. Pete Police toys

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St. Pete City Council approved $235,000 for new equipment, technology and training and recruitment during a meeting Thursday. The bulk of the money will pay for dash cams in police cars. The St. Petersburg Police Department will purchase 15 in-vehicle camera systems for use in its Street Crimes Unit. Those vehicles are not currently equipped for video. The cameras will turn on automatically when the vehicle’s lights are activated. Officers can also turn the cameras on manually from the vehicle…

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