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The state is offering $20 million to police departments to buy body cameras and associated equipment, and smaller police departments will be allowed to band together and submit regional solutions by the end of next month to get one of the first chunks of funding. The state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security is offering $20 million over the next five years for the purchase of 9,000 body cameras for police officers, spokesman Tim McGuirk said in a news release.
Police departments with fewer than 50 officers “may collaborate” and submit an application with regional partners. Grants are capped at $250,000 and are just for hardware. Departments must adopt policies and procedures before applying.
Quigley said Cohasset is part of the South Shore Regional Emergency Communication Center, along with Hingham, Hull and Norwell, and he will be asking those police chiefs if they have any interest in submitting a joint application…
