Louisville police to get body cams next year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Louisville are planning to start a pilot project next year in which some officers would wear body cameras.

Major Robert Schroeder, who heads the department’s Administrative Services Division, told The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/1Bpcwxb) that the agency tested various cameras in 2013, but the project was delayed by unexpected costs.

Police Chief Steve Conrad says the hope is to have a pilot program involving one division running by June, and implement it agency-wide the following summer.

The push for body cams on officers has been heightened in the wake of a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, that ended with the death of a teen. The decision by a grand jury to not indict the officer sparked protests and a call for body cameras, which some say could help show what happened.

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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com

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