Police to get 280 squad car cameras
November 3rd, 2007
From Chicago Sun-Times:
Chicago is going to spend $12.2 million for 280 squad car cameras from Coban Research & Technology. The contract is expanding the initial 30 car pilot program. Here are the details of the camera:
Each squad car is equipped with two cameras that can either be activated manually or automatically when emergency lights are turned on. One camera records those in the backseat. The other is mounted on the windshield and faces forward.
The officer carries a microphone the size of a beeper that records sounds within 1,000 feet of the vehicle. Real-time audio and video can be transmitted back to the district station.
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