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Why No Money for Police Body Cameras in Salisbury Budget

Cassius Methyl
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creative commons - theantimedia.org

There was no money in the Salisbury City budget for police body cameras despite strong support on the council.

During yesterday’s meeting council member Shanie Shields noted that with the climate in the nation she said she would support putting the devices on police officers.

Others in the chamber including Council President Jake Day and council member Jack Heath also said they were for officers wearing them.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that City Administrator Tom Stevenson said that the $164-thousand was not included in the budget because he and other city officials were not certain how the city would come out on the issue.

 

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.