CRANSTON — The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association was pleased to join federal, state and local officials Wednesday to announce approximately $16 million in grant awards for 42 Rhode Island law enforcement agencies that will help to equip 1,773 frontline police officers with body-worn cameras through a new statewide program.
A Statement From Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association on Announcement of Statewide Legislation for Body-Worn Cameras
PROVIDENCE — Executive Director Sid Wordell and President Richard Ramsay wish to provide the following statement on behalf of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, following last week’s announcement at the State House that a new statewide program would seek to equip all front line police officers and their supervisors with body worn cameras.
Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association Announces the Twenty for 2020 Campaign
PROVIDENCE — The 48 police chiefs that comprise the municipal, campus, state and environmental police departments of Rhode Island, collectively represented by the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, is today announcing the signing of the Twenty for 2020 Campaign, an effort to ensure the public’s faith in its police departments by redoubling a statewide focus on training, transparency, communication and human rights.