Highland Park police to begin wearing body cameras
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- Highland Park police will now wear body cameras.
The city says the new body-worn cameras add to the existing in-car cameras and will pair with taser activations.
"The implementation of the body-worn camera program demonstrates the City Council's strong commitment to the City's core priority of Public Safety," said Mayor Nancy Rotering. "The City's long-term, strategic financial planning has enabled us to implement this important tool that increases transparency and strengthens public safety in a fiscally-responsible manner ahead of the state requirement."
Highland Park is leasing the cameras for five years for over $760,000.
Starting in 2025 all police officers in the state must wear body cameras.
