Leander PD orders new body cams after glitches with existing cameras

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — It only takes a flip of a switch to capture your face on a Leander Police Department body camera — if they’re actually working.
“Batteries not working, not recording, I think we’ve even had some complaints of cameras getting hot and officers were worried they may start to melt or catch on fire,” explains Lt. Derral Partin with the Leander PD.
The department has gone through three sets of body cameras from the same vendor in the last two