The Alaska Black Caucus and other advocacy groups say they're considering legal action against the city because the Anchorage Police Department is still not using body cameras, which voters approved buying more than 16 months ago.
The Alaska Black Caucus and other advocacy groups say they’re considering legal action over the Anchorage Police Department still not having body cameras, more than 16 months after voters approved buying them.to Police Chief Michael Kerle, Mayor Dave Bronson and Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance.Rich Curtner, with the Alaska Black Caucus, said it seems like work on the body camera policy has slowed in recent months.
In the letter, advocates requested a firm timeline for when officials anticipate the body-worn camera policy will be implemented. Curtner said the groups are considering legal action if a timeline isn’t presented by mid-September. “A lot of times, you can ask, and you might not get an answer,” Curtner said. “But many times, when a judge asks somebody ‘What’s going on,’ then you’ll get an answer. The judge has a lot more power than we do.”, beyond the sometimes lengthy public records request process. In the letter, advocates highlighted a Department of Justice statistic that over 80% of police departments in the country already have body cameras on officers. Jeremy Conkling is the head of the Anchorage police union, APDEA.
“Prior to making a statement, prior to writing police reports, prior to going to court to testify as a witness,” Conkling said. “So that what the officer then reports is the most accurate and thorough representation of what they saw and perceived and heard on that call.”frustrated with how long the process has takenAn Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman said she didn’t have a timeline for when the body cameras will be implemented, and declined to comment on the policy.
Conkling said the police union, city officials and the police department are expected to go into a third negotiation session on Wednesday.
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