R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha and other state officials announced late Wednesday that 42 local and state police departments received $16 million in funds to equip officers with body-worn cameras. / COURTESY PETER F. NERONHA
PROVIDENCE – As part of the state’s body-worn camera program for police officers across Rhode Island, the state announced late Wednesday that $16 million in grants have been distributed to 42 local and state police departments to equip 1,773 officers with body-worn cameras. State officials say that under the body-worn camera program, state and municipal…