Skip to main content

Dallas Police Department Rolls Out First Batch Of Body Cameras

The Dallas Police Department has rolled out the first wave of 1,000 body cameras. The move comes after months of controversy about deaths involving police across the country.

By Kat Chow, KERA News
Republish
Police body camera hardware.
Credit: Dallas Police Department

The Dallas Police Department has rolled out the first wave of 1,000 body cameras. The move comes after months of controversy about deaths involving police across the country.

The effort coincides with a new Texas law that offers $10 million in grant money for police body cameras.

Read the full story at KERA.

Texans need truth. Help us report it.

Independent Texas reporting needs your support. The Texas Tribune delivers fact-based journalism for Texans, by Texans — and our community of members, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth news and information. Will you support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation of any amount?

Yes, I'll donate today

Information about the authors

Kat Chow

KERA NEWS

Learn more about our publishing partners

Learn about The Texas Tribune’s policies, including our partnership with The Trust Project to increase transparency in news.

Explore related story topics

Courts Criminal justice