From The City of Gaithersburg: The Gaithersburg Police Department will begin outfitting uniformed operational officers with body-worn cameras starting with a phased approach in late 2017. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the draft policy at a community information event on Monday, July 17, 2017, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue.

The topics to be discussed at the July 17 meeting include the purpose of the program, review and timeline of deployment, policy discussion and impact on public, demonstration of body-worn cameras and video presentation, and a question and answer period.

An overview of the body-worn camera program was presented to the Mayor and City Council at their June 5 meeting. Among the items that will be considered during the evaluation stage are policy issues surrounding activation/deactivation guidelines, data retention, storage and transfer, and responses to Public Information Act requests. View the presentation here.