KINGSTON – Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies are now wearing body cameras in a program launched by Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum.
The agency already employed dash board cameras in their vehicles. The body cam program began on August 20 and now is fully operational.
The black body cams are worn on the chest of the outermost clothing of each deputy and measure three inches by two inches. They record audio/visual interactions with the public in addition to the dash cams in each patrol vehicle.
“Body cameras are viewed as a valuable asset intended to assist law enforcement in the prosecution of certain offenders by augmenting cases with an audio/video recording of the incident,” VanBlarcum said.
The equipment will also enable department administrators to conduct periodic reviews of deputy-citizen contacts for quality control purposes and aid in the investigation of citizen complaints, he said. The cameras also provide another level of transparency to the public.
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