Jacksonville police working on transitioning to body cameras

Jacksonville police working on transitioning to body cameras

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT)- Jacksonville Police Department is working on purchasing body cameras for the majority of their uniformed officers. These would replace the current in-car cameras the department uses, which Police Chief Jarad Phelps says limits what they can capture. "I think they are a better use of resource for the officers not only to protect them, but also for our residents to make sure that we're being transparent and looking and v…