The Rockland County Sheriff’s Department will soon be outfitting deputies with body cameras. In September, the governor announced $30 million in State funding from the Division of Criminal Justice Services to make the body-worn cameras and other new technologies available for local law enforcement agencies. Rockland Sheriff Lou Falco says the new cameras will help with the officers’ and the public’s safety…
Tyre Nichols died three days after a January 7th traffic stop in which he was kicked, pepper-sprayed, punched and struck with a baton by Memphis police officers. Six officers have been fired and five have been charged with murder. CNN says seven others face internal disciplinary charges.