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Arlington police officers have begun wearing body cameras as a test program.

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Alexandria Police Body Camera Timeline Slips

More police officers is budget priority.

Police in Arlington started wearing body cameras on Aug. 29, and in June the Fairfax County Board voted to approve an 18-month research period for concerns about privacy with regards to body cameras. In D.C. police have been using body cameras for a year. But while Alexandria’s neighbors move forward with body camera usage and related policies, the city has pushed the body camera pilot program back until the fiscal year 2018-19.

Arlington: Police Begin Body Camera Pilot Program

Testing camera models, assessing issues, determining costs.

Arlington has become one of the first jurisdictions in Northern Virginia to put cameras on patrol officers.

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