Canfield police seek funding for body cameras

CANFIELD

City police are asking for funds to buy and use body cameras starting this summer.

Canfield Police Chief Chuck Colucci first talked publicly about body cameras for the department during his report at a January city council meeting. Department heads are submitting budget proposals now and then budget decisions will be made this month and next month.

City Manager Joe Warino said that this year’s budget could be “a little tighter than last year.”

“My biggest concern with [body cameras] is, do we have enough space to retain all that” video and audio, he said.

During last year’s budget talks, Colucci asked for funding to build an extension onto the existing police department, next door to the city building at 104 S. Lisbon St.

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