Police to get new body cams

The Green River Police Department will receive new body cameras as part of an upgrade it plans to initiate in the coming months.

Captain Shaun Sturlaugson of the GRPD said the equipment the department has is, at its oldest, a decade old – dating back to when the department first started equipping officers with body cameras. He said some cameras are newer, replacements for equipment that has broken over the years, but still relies on older technology and infrastructure.

“We’re still using the original equipment,” Sturlaugson told the Green River City Council Tuesday night.

He said th...