Crime & Safety
Canton Police Will Wear a New Accessory: Body Cameras
The cameras will cost the department $27,000 for 30 cameras.
Canton police officers will be sporting something extra on their uniforms: body cameras.
Police will start wearing the cameras as soon as early next year, according to a Hometown Life report.
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The addition of body cams comes on the wake of shootings across the country involving officers, the report stated. The police department plans to buy 30 body cams, costing $900 each, the report added.
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