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SHE HAS MINOR INJURIES.
THE EAST HAVEN POLICE
DEPARTMENT COULD SOON BE
KEEPING A CLOSER EYE ON ITS
OFFICERS. THIS AFTER A
FEDERAL PROBE RESULTED IN THE
ARREST OF FOUR PATROLMAN FOR
ALLEGEDLY HARRASSING LATINO
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS.
INSTALLING DASHBOARD CAMERAS
IN THE POLICE CRUISERS. HOW
DO THE OFFICERS FEEL ABOUT
THIS? NEWS EIGHT'S TINA
DETELJ WENT TO EAST HAVEN
DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. SHE
JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM NEWS
EIGHT CONTROL.THE OFFICERS
TELL ME THEY WELCOME THE
CAMERAS.NOT ONLY AS A CRIME
FIGHTING TOOL BUT ALSO TO
CAPTURE WHAT HAPPENS ON
TRAFFIC STOPS AND IN OTHER
SITUATIONS WHERE OFFICERS MAY
BE ACCUSED OF WRONG DOING.
THIS FATAL CRASH INVOLVING A
THIS CLOSE CALL INVOLVING
ANOTHER OFFICER ALMOST HIT
DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ARE ALL
CAMERAS. NOW EAST HAVEN POLICE
SOME OF WHOM WERE CAUGHT ON
ALLEGEDLY HARRASSING LATINO
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS
CRUISERS. A MOVE THEY WELCOME
- PROTECTION FOR THE OFFICERS
EMERMAN/EAST HAVEN POLICE]
[46:35-476:46]((IT ALSO HELPS
LIABILITY.PEOPLE WHO MAKE
CLAIMS THAT JUST DON'T HAPPEN.
CAPTURE IT ON TAPE AND SEE
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. SO I
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.))[JIMBO
GIOIA/EAST HAVEN][13:21-13:24]
COST IS TO THE TAXPAYERS.))
JIMBO GIOIA CALLS THE DASH
TOWN COUNCIL APPROVED $115,000
TO INSTALL THEM IN SIXTEEN
LATER.[JIMBO GIOA/EAST HAVEN]
[17:09-17:20]((IT IS LIKE AN
OFFICER AND THE PEOPLE TOO
BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY
STORIES OF ALL THE BRUTALITY
DETELJ/TINA.DET
ELJ@WTNH.COM][1:28-1:43]
WELCOMED BY OFFICERS BECAUSE
THEY'RE ANOTHER TOOL IN
THEY'LL BE MOUNTED RIGHT HERE
ON THE DASHBOARD AND WILL
CAPTURE ANY ACTIVITY HAPPENING
AND WHATEVER IS ON TAPE IS
EVIDENCE.))AND THAT COULD HELP
[SGT. DAVE EMERMAN/EAST HAVEN]
[47:33-47:42]((THEY'RE GOING
AS WELL. MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS,
ANY OTHER THING THAT THEY'RE
POINTING AT THEY'RE GOING TO
BE A BENEFIT IN PROSECUTIONS
AS WELL.))
FOLKS WE TALKED TO TODAY
SIMPLY SAY IF YOU'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING WRONG YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY PROBLEM WITH THESE
CAMERAS... WHICH STILL NEED TO
BE INSTALLED.LIVE FROM NEWS8