Body Cameras

Columbus Police have cleared two officers of wrongdoing in last summer's shooting death of Kareem Ali Nadir Jones.An investigation by the police review…

The Franklin County Grand Jury declined to file an indictment against the Columbus Police officers who killed Kareem Ali Nadir Jones.Testimony or evidence…

The emergence of police body cameras has caused several communities to solve their own questions about what is and is not public record. Columbus Mayor…

Democratic Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther joins a Republican state lawmaker on Monday to outline a bill that seeks to clarify Ohio law on when police body…

Gory arrest scenes captured by smart phones and police body cameras are threatening the noble "Rin Tin Tin" image of police dogs.

A new report assessing the use of body cameras raises concerns that police departments could misuse the video footage. As ideastream’s Mark Urycki reports, police departments in Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Cleveland are among those distributing body cameras to its officers. Civil rights organizations The Leadership Conference and Upturn have issued a scorecard measuring 8 concerns about body cameras and not many departments meet their standards.

That's the conclusion of a study performed as Washington, D.C., rolled out its huge program. The city has one of the largest forces in the country, with some 2,600 officers now wearing cameras.

Akron is in the final phase of its million-dollar plan to fully equip its police department with body cams. At a news conference Tuesday, Acting Police…

"Oh my God!" "Why why why why why?" "Keep them back." "Get back, get back, get back."That's how the audio starts, after two Columbus Police officers shot…

Columbus Police on Thursday released video of the department’s first officer-involved shooting to be captured by police body cameras.The incident happened…