Body-worn cameras get green light from Board of Supervisors

SAN DIEGO – On July 18, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved more than $1 million to equip Sheriff's Deputies with body-worn cameras. The Sheriff's Department will officially roll out its body-worn camera program next month at the Alpine Sheriff's Station and Ramona Sheriff's Substation.

From there, deputies countywide will receive the cameras within four to five months. During that time, deputies will be trained on how to use the body-worn cameras, as well as preparing and fine tuning the infrastructure to support the technology.

Sheriff Bill Gore says the body-worn...