New York state troopers start rollout of body cameras

The first batch of body-worn cameras for New York state troopers was rolled out in the Capital Region Thursday, state officials said.

The deployment, which was part of a slate of police reform laws passed last June in the wake of George Floyd’s death, is expected to reach the ranks across the state by the fall. The State Police struck a deal with Axon for 3,000 cameras to equip all troopers on patrol, as well as cloud storage, tech support and software, for $7.6 million per year, according to the governor’s office.