Snohomish County Sheriff's Office debuts body cameras
EVERETT — Starting this week, Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies are debuting body cameras amid a broad push in policing for the equipment to improve transparency.
In September, the County Council approved a $3.8 million agreement with industry leader Axon to provide 340 body cameras to the sheriff’s office. The program costs about $455,000 per year through 2030, a sheriff’s office spokesperson said. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers spearheaded the push.
The agreement also included nearly $900,000 for Tasers from Axon.
The county also funded several new positions in the sheriff’s office for tech support and records request specialists, sheriff’s spokesperson Courtney O’Keefe noted in an email.
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