The Alaska Black Caucus and other civil rights groups are threatening legal action against the Anchorage Police Department for not buying body cameras, even though residents voted to pay for them more than a year ago.
Voters wanted police to begin wearing these cameras to protect both officers and citizens, but that’s not happening and it seems no one knows when the cameras will show up.
“We had a good dialogue going and then radio silence, I don’t know, it’s just, just frustrating to get answers now,” said Justice Committee co-chair of the Alaska Black Caucus Rick Curtner. “APD told the community that it would have body cameras by the end of 2021,” the letter states. “The municipality and the APD are effectively ignoring the will of the voters... We cannot wait for another death to spur Anchorage into action.”
Anchorage Police Department Employees Association President Jeremy Conkling says officers should be allowed to view body cam footage when writing reports or preparing for trial. He says the city disagrees. That’s just one of the issues Conkling says he’s battling with the current administration.
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