Only 10% of Houston squad cars have dash cams, fewer than many major police departments

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Only 10% of Houston squad cars have dash cams, fewer than many major police departments
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Houston Police 'not having dash cams in 2023 is a problem,” a lawyer said. “So many...

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“Houston Police Department not having dash cams in 2023 is a problem,” Ball said. “Because so many times, cases begin with someone being pulled over for a traffic violation that no lawyer can verify.”Police can’t conduct searches without a warrant in many cases, but there are numerous situations in which the law does grant officers the ability to perform a warrantless search, such as if they smell the odor of marijuana during a traffic stop, Ball said.

“It’s all the same problems you used to have when no officers wore body cameras,” she said. “And we all remember what that was like.” "I'd love for us to have a dash camera in every vehicle," Finner said on the show."I'm making sure we do what we can."

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