SNYDER ANNOUNCES COPS FUNDS FOR IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERAS LITTLE ROCK, AR-United States Representative Vic Snyder (AR-02)
announced today that the United States Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) has awarded $119,557 under the In-Car Video Camera Program to the
Arkansas State Police to purchase 30 cameras.
"I am pleased to see the state police receive this much-needed assistance," Congressman
Snyder said. "Additional in-car video cameras will help to promote officer safety."
Placing video cameras in law enforcement patrol vehicles can be particularly beneficial
to law enforcement agencies, officers, and citizens during traffic stops. In-car cameras
serve as a deterrent to assaults on officers, as a training device, and as evidence in
trials.
For additional information about the COPS In-Car Camera program, visit the
COPS website at www.cops.usdoj.gov.
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