While the NYPD‘s body camera program is still in its pilot stage, with the police force looking at various logistical, operational and legal issues, the department is moving forward to put a security camera in every police van by the end of 2016. The initiative will cost almost $250,000 in total — $2,100 for each of the 110 police vans, according to reports. All future van purchases will come equipped with cameras. The surveillance cameras will record during the course of the ride, whether it is from a drug bust to a precinct or a precinct to a courthouse. It wasn’t clear how long the footage would be stored on file.
