The sheriff’s office will get body cams as commissioners authorize spending

A still image from the body cam footage released by the Garrettsville Police Department show the scene moments before a Portage County deputy shot and killed a woman he says was armed. Image via Garrettsville Police Department

The sheriff’s office will get body cams as commissioners authorize spending

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Portage County commissioners last week approved a $411,886 contract to purchase 124 body cams and 30 in-car camera systems for the sheriff’s office.

Included in the contract are cameras, cloud storage, video management software and a warranty, said Darin Powers, the former chief of Streetsboro police who now works as a video solutions architect for Getac, a Minnesota body cam provider. 

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