Sheriff's office to purchase new body-worn cameras

Corning Observer, Calif.
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The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office is moving forward in its commitment to serving the community with the purchase of 60 new body-worn cameras (BWC) with unanimous approval from the county’s Board of Supervisors on May 14.

At a cost of $295,329, the department will purchase the equipment and software management from LensLock Inc., out of Poway, Calif.

According to Sheriff Dave Kain, the funding is through a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Small, Rural and Tribal Law Enforcement Agency Program grant of $150,000 and a county match of $150,000.

The sheriff explained BJA is providing the grants in an effort to establish and expand comprehensive BWC programs with a specific plan to maximize the technology's benefits.

“The Sheriff's Office can improve the management, sharing, and integration of digital evidence generated from body-worn cameras,” Kain added. “With this technology we can optimize how prosecutors leverage body-worn camera footage to improve operations' and use camera footage to enhance officer training and constitutional policing practices.”

LensLock, Inc. CEO Jon D. Handy, in a letter to TCSO, explained the company’s custom software technology with unlimited outsourced video redaction is the basis for our sole source status for its clients to consider as part of their internal procurement process. This status is crucial for their clients to consider as part of their internal procurement process, and it plays a significant role in the acquisition of body-worn cameras.

“This software allows law enforcement personnel to access and enter metadata related to the video captured as part of their day-to-day operations, using our hardware equipment,” he added.

The acquisition will include all inclusive cameras, mounts, replacements and unlimited data storage, cloud services, digital evidence management system, outsourced redaction services, CAD integration, and Bluetooth integrated technology services.