Kodiak Police Department chooses new camera model for body-worn camera program

Days after a superior court judge ordered the release of a body cam video, the Kodiak Police Department suspended its Body-Worn Camera Program, which began in February 2015. However, it wasn’t until this summer that KPD announced the suspension.
At a Kodiak City Council regular meeting in August, Police Chief Ronda Wallace outlined some of the department’s reasons for the decision, including issues with how the technology functions and concern for the privacy of the people caught on