Portland police officers to start wearing cameras Monday
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Starting Monday, some Portland police officers will be wearing body cameras as part of a program that was announced last year.
In August 2023, PPB tested a two-month pilot program for the cameras, following which the city council approved a $2.5 million contract for a full-scale program.
The first step in the rollout begins Monday as all Central Precinct officers will be the first to wear the cameras.
Before officers wore the cameras, they underwent a training program according to PPB's camera rollout schedule.
The cameras are expected to be worn by officers in the other precincts in July and August.
See the full tentative schedule below:
- June 11-12, 2024: Initial course for trainers
- June 17-21, 2024: Central Precinct refresher training and new personnel training
- June 24-July, 2024: Central Precinct body-worn cameras go live
- July 8-12, 2024: East Precinct training
- July 15-26, 2024: East Precinct body-worn cameras go live
- July 29-August 2, 2024: North Precinct training
- August 5-16, 2024: North Precinct body-worn cameras go live
- August 19-30, 2024: Remaining applicable divisions/units trained
- TBD September 2024: Make-up training