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Gainesville Police Department equips officers with body cameras

The Gainesville Police Department is using new body camera technology on some officers. The department has ordered 10 body cameras, which fit into a front pocket and have a clip-on lens.

1204camera1 — The Gainesville Police Department is using new body camera technology on some officers. The department has ordered 10 body cameras, which fit into a front pocket and have a clip-on lens.

In her 25-year career with the Gainesville Police Department, interim chief Carol Martin watched the evolution of police technology. Gone are the days of VHS car camera videos, with everything now becoming digitized and downloaded. “When technology changes, law enforcement has to change,” Martin said.