Town of Vail police officers to now wear body cameras

By scott miller

VAIL — Officers from the Vail Police Department will soon be recording interactions on a new body worn camera system, joining Avon and Eagle along with other departments across the country. Officers are currently undergoing training on how and when to use the system, with a scheduled rollout Monday.Following the recommendation from the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Cmdr. Daric Harvey says the department began researching video systems used throughout the nation. Five leading companies were identified using public and private reports on systems that were currently being used in other departments. After a six-month research project and …

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