WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a resolution urging state and local police departments to use body cameras. The non-binding resolution was passed on Wednesday by a vote of 421-6. The vote comes in the wake of several high-profile ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A bill to allow police officers to record video and audio with wearable cameras has been advancing through the Maryland legislature with the support of law enforcement officials, echoing a national focus on police accountability, despite concerns about ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Ahead of a House of Delegates committee hearing Thursday, about 70 people gathered by the State House to remember the names of people who died while interacting with law enforcement officers. Archie Elliott III, 1995. Gary Hopkins Jr., ...

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The rush to outfit police officers with body cameras after last summer's unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, threatens to saddle local governments with steep costs for managing the volumes of footage they must keep for months or even years.

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President Barack Obama wants to see more police wearing cameras to record events like the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, but is not seeking to pull back federal programs that provide the type of military-style equipment used to dispel the resulting racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri.

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Police agencies around the state could be required to begin developing and phasing in body camera programs as soon as next year.

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