Police in Bacchus Marsh and Ballan will soon be wearing body cameras in a bid to improve police safety and accountability.
Following a “successful” six-week pilot in Ballarat and Epping – during which four early guilty pleas were secured, helping expedite the court process – the cameras will be rolled out to 59 stations across the state, including Bacchus Marsh and Ballan.
General duties and highway patrol officers of the rank of sergeant and below will wear the small, battery-operated cameras to capture interactions between police and the public.
Moorabool’s local area commander Brendon McCrory said the feedback from Ballarat officers had been overwhelmingly positive.
“Domestic violence is one of the main thrusts for the body-worn cameras,” Inspector McCrory said. “It gives us an opportunity to produce evidence in its rawest form.
Read the entire article at Star Weekly