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News Release
PPB Hosts Town Halls Regarding Body Worn Camera Pilot Program - 02/13/19

The Portland Police Bureau is in the early stages of developing a pilot program for body worn cameras and is hosting the first of three open forum Town Halls this weekend, Saturday, February 16, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the East Portland Community Center. Scheduled future meetings are on the Bureau's website: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/78485 and will be updated if times and locations need to be changed. All meetings are open to the public and media.

These meetings are an opportunity for community members to help shape the policy regarding the body worn camera pilot project. Community members unable to attend any of the meetings, but wanting to provide feedback, are encouraged to do so via the online link on the website.

The Bureau is also preparing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for vendors. The RFP will ask the vendors to explain the capabilities of their systems. Once the responses are received and scored, the Bureau will receive demonstrations from the vendors and select the top two; officers from Central Precinct and the Traffic Division will test both system for six months.

At the end of this pilot, in January 2020, the Bureau will make a determination on the viability of the cameras as a useful and effective tool. If the decision is to move forward with full implementation, a final vendor will be selected and the policy will be finalized. Full implementation would then occur.

Chief Outlaw released a video regarding this project, which can be viewed at: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/78485

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