New surveillance of crooks - as well as the cops trying to catch them - could be on the horizon in Wood County.
Devices attached to deputies' uniforms to record audio and video could reduce legal liability and create an atmosphere of honesty among law enforcement and the community they serve, Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn said while making his appropriations requests.
"If I have a deputy doing something wrong, I want to know about it so we can deal with it," Wasylyshyn said in requesting 27 of the cameras to equip patrol deputies.
"Most of our deputies respond alone, and it's our word against their word," said Chief Deputy Eric Reynolds. "This is just another thing, it keeps the honest deputies honest and it hopefully holds the bad guy a little more accountable, too."
Devices attached to deputies' uniforms to record audio and video could reduce legal liability and create an atmosphere of honesty among law enforcement and the community they serve, Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn said while making his appropriations requests.
"If I have a deputy doing something wrong, I want to know about it so we can deal with it," Wasylyshyn said in requesting 27 of the cameras to equip patrol deputies.
"Most of our deputies respond alone, and it's our word against their word," said Chief Deputy Eric Reynolds. "This is just another thing, it keeps the honest deputies honest and it hopefully holds the bad guy a little more accountable, too."