First group of Columbus officers equipped with cameras

A small group of Columbus police officers are the first in the department to wear body cameras that will record their interactions with the public. The city distributed the cameras to 12 officers in its traffic division, the first group in an eight-phase plan to equip 1,432 officers. Cameras will record all “enforcement actions” police take, which should cover most public interactions, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said at a news conference Thursday.