Dilworth to renew body camera contract for officers

Photo by: Shenzhen Jingyi Smart Technology Co.., Ltd
Photo by: Shenzhen Jingyi Smart Technology Co.., Ltd

(Dilworth, MN) -- The city of Dilworth is updating their 5 1/2 year contract according to Police Chief Ty Sharpe. 

The new contract allows for new body-cameras to be provided to their officers, an item that the police chief described as a "huge benefit" to their department. 

The city paid $6,000 for the first full year of eight cameras back in 2016 and pays and additional $2,500 every year to store footage. Sharpe justifies the costs, saying their department has "seen massive returns" from the usage of the cameras.