Battle Ground police to start wearing bodycams [Video]

BATTLE GROUND, Wash. — All officers with the Battle Ground Police Department will begin wearing body cameras starting Oct. 7, the city said in a statement Tuesday.

Battle Ground City Council approved buying the cameras on May 6, using city funds and around $67,000 from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) Body-Worn Camera Grant Program.

“I am incredibly grateful to our city council and our city leadership team for their support to bring body worn cameras to Battle Ground,” said Battle Ground Police Chief Dennis Flynn in a statement. “We are confident that this new tool will assist with fostering a deeper level of trust between our officers and the community we serve.”

The city touted bodycams as providing better transparency, accountability and public confidence in policing, while also strengthening investigations by providing additional evidence …