Body cameras are coming to the Mukilteo Police Department
MUKILTEO — The Mukilteo City Council approved funding last week for a police body camera program.
The city will pay at least $625,000 over the next five years to outfit the department with 30 cameras for all commissioned officers and hire a staffer to handle the expected influx of public records requests.
The funding passed the council unanimously Monday.
Police Chief Cheol Kang hopes the cameras can help improve accountability.
“It provides transparency through thorough documentation of law enforcement contacts with community members,” Kang said at Monday’s council meeting. “The recordings provide a level of objectivity that cannot be obtained in just police reports.”
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