RFP Staff
♦ In a move certain to improve both Salisbury police evidence gathering and make it less likely that an aberrant officer will test the waters of the excessive force, City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the purchase of 60 Vista High Definition (HD) body cameras from Watch Guard. The total cost of these highly regarded body cams is said to be $64,940. $31,200 of the monies to be spent on body cams comes from private donations and the remainder comes from $33,740 arriving from Asset Forfeiture and Controlled Substance Tax funds.
The state-of-the-art Vista body cams weigh slightly over 4 ounces and are capable of recording 6 continuous hours of HD video in even low light conditions (street lights). The Vista body cam is made out of cast magnesium, military grade polyetherimide resin, and polyurethane rubber. The body cams can store up to one year’s worth of video. Another plus is this body cam will record in the background even if the “record button” is not pushed. Nothing gets missed.
These new body cams will be employed along with patrol car video cams already in use.
To learn more about the Vista body cams go here:
http://watchguardvideo.com/vista/overview
