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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Pitt Police shoot Taser during a training exercise Oct. 30. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Column: Pitt police, community get safety upgrade with Tasers, body cams

By Jeremy Wang | Columnist January 17, 2018

This isn’t the first time Chief James Loftus pushed to use technology to help his officers be more effective and better protect their communities. Prior to working with the University of Pittsburgh...

Chicago Police Department 19th District Commander Marc Buslik discusses the department's body camera policies and demonstrates its use on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 at the district headquarters in Chicago, Ill. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Editorial: Hold police accountable with public body camera footage

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 17, 2017

In Pennsylvania, whether police officers will wear body cameras is, thankfully, no longer up for debate. They will, but the public viewing and obtaining of footage is turning into a contentious issue....

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