Seattle Police Department Leader Gets Transparency Award for Bodycam Program

A screengrab from a body camera worn by a Seattle police officer on Monday. Watch more here. SPD
The Seattle Police Department, for once, is in the headlines for completely positive reasons. Today, the department's new body camera streaming program—which auto-posts videos from the bodycam pilot program to YouTube—was covered by NBC's Today Show. And yesterday, the Washington Coalition for Open Government (WCOG) recognized Mike Wagers, the chief operating officer hir