The Indianola City Council and Indianola Police Department have begun the process of purchasing body cameras utilized by officers while on duty. Acting Chief Brian Sher tells KNIA News the cameras will offer better protection and transparency for both the public and officers, and adds another level of trust with the department in the community.
“We want to be accountable for everything we do. Right now all we have is in-car cameras, and that only catches a certain angle, it doesn’t catch all the volume and conversations with people. We want to have something where we can be 100% accountable to the people we serve.”
Acting Chief Sher will be featured on an upcoming Public Safety In Depth with Dr. Bob Leonard.