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The New York Police Department has suspended the use of almost 3,000 body cameras after one of the devices exploded over the weekend, the department said.<\/p>\nThe New York Police Department has suspended the use of almost 3,000 body cameras after one of the devices exploded over the weekend, the department said.<\/p>\n
An NYPD officer wearing a Vievu LE-5 body camera noticed smoke rising from the device and took it off before it exploded, the department said in a statement Sunday.<\/p>\n
No one was injured in the incident, which happened Saturday before the officer began duty, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n
“The incident revealed a potential for the battery inside the camera to ignite,” the department’s statement said. “The cause and scope of the defect are currently being investigated.”<\/p>\n
All officers outfitted with LE-5 cameras have been asked to immediately discontinue use and return them to their commands.<\/p>\n
According to NYPD, 2,990 of the 15,500 body cams in use by police officers were the LE-5 models. Officers equipped with Vievu’s LE-4 body cameras will continue to use them, NYPD said.<\/p>\n
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our officers and equipping the NYPD with the best equipment is a paramount priority,” the NYPD said.<\/p>\n
Hmmmmmm…..we\u2019ll keep you updated.<\/p>\n
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The New York Police Department has suspended the use of almost 3,000 body cameras after one of the devices exploded over the weekend, the department said. An NYPD officer wearing a Vievu LE-5 body camera noticed smoke rising from the device and took it off before it exploded, the department said in a statement Sunday. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[2332,138,6,1707,2333],"class_list":["post-3007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-stories","tag-bodycam","tag-law","tag-nyc","tag-nypd","tag-tech"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n