02-02-2023 08:02 via abqjournal.com

Editorial: Wait, did we just spend $3.8M on ‘trash’ body cams?

New Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen is having a serious case of buyer's remorse on taxpayers' behalf — a seven-figure case to be precise.Allen says the $3.8 million, five-year contract with Utility Inc. — which included 310 BodyWorn cameras, plus uniform tailoring, vehicle cameras front and back, cruiser Wi-Fi hotspots, and holsters that activate the cameras when a firearm is drawn — is for "trash" technology. While former Sheriff Manuel Gonzales championed the cameras as
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