Posted July 2, 2019 6:00 am by Comments

By Tactical Life

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Viridian Weapon Technologies recently announced Illinois’ Salem Police Department adopted the FACT Duty Weapon-Mounted Camera system. The department plans to issue the system to all of its sworn officers.

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The FACT Duty fits standard police duty weapons and holsters and records automatically, providing an unobstructed view from the end of an officer’s firearm. According to Viridian, current events validate the WMC’s need on a daily basis.

“We explored body cameras, but ultimately chose Weapon-Mounted Cameras,” said Police Chief Sean Reynolds. “We found out about these [FACT Duty WMCs] while researching body cams.”

Salem Police Implement Viridian FACT Duty WMC

“We used it in several low-light, no light and other scenarios and really liked the performance. The video is clear and the audio is great. I pitched the FACT Duty to the council because of the limited data storage required, lower initial costs and the fact that there won’t be an obstruction if we have an officer-involved shooting.”

With the camera mounted to the weapon, the unobstructed view of critical use-of-force events address limitations faced when wearing body cameras. More than 500 agencies tested or are testing the implementation of the …Read the Rest

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