The Alaska Black Caucus filed a lawsuit against the Municipality of Anchorage over repeated delays in implementing a body-worn camera policy by the Anchorage Police Department.
The Alaska Black Caucus filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Municipality of Anchorage over repeated delays in implementing a body-worn camera policy by the Anchorage Police Department.
“The Alaska Black Caucus has decided that enough is enough. Body cameras protect not only Black people, they protect all people in Anchorage, including police officers,” Celeste Hodge Growden, president of the Alaska Black Caucus, said in a statement. “The Mayor supports having APD Officers wear body-worn cameras, and respects the will of the voters who approved funding for information technology systems, including body-worn cameras. Body-worn cameras are good public policy and will enhance transparency for both the public and APD. The Administration is committed to implementing this technology as expeditiously as possible,” Rodvik said in an email.
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