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115-plus Omaha police officers to soon wear body cameras

omaha-policeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police officials say more than 115 police body cameras will be in use in the department within the next few weeks.

Since Monday, 22 officers and nine supervisors from the northwest precinct and gang unit have received daylong body camera training. Many began using a camera on patrol following the training.

About 25 cameras will be given to each of the four precincts and others will go to the gang unit. Both rookie and veteran officers are using the cameras.

Deputy Police Chief Greg Gonzalez says the goal is for all of the department’s roughly 400 patrol officers to be wearing body cameras in the next few years.

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