INDIANAPOLIS — It's been an issue for years. Why don't members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department wear body cameras?
Soon, they will.
A public information officer for the department confirmed late-Wednesday that IMPD has signed a contract to purchase enough body cameras for all officers.
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The announcement follows a pledge by Mayor Joe Hogsett in May to get body cameras to the department this summer.
The mayor and his administration have been working to strengthen trust between IMPD and the community after the police shooting of Dreasjon Reed.
The body camera discussion picked up steam a few years ago, with the fatal police shooting of Aaron Bailey. For the past 18-months, Hogsett said, the administration has examined best practices across the country. Indianapolis had a pilot program for body cameras last summer.
"There has been diligence in working toward today's announcement," Hogsett said.
