Ghana Police Service installs 150 body cameras on personnel to enhance professionalism and investigations.
The Director of Police Public Affairs, ACP Grace Ansah Akrofi, mentioned this during a visit to police stations in Accra led by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare.
The body cameras are currently being used by the Visibility Unit in Accra. ACP Akrofi also highlighted the use of these devices during recent by-elections and the establishment of units for Election, Missing Persons, and Cold Cases by the Police Administration.
“For the cold case unit, it helps personnel to review cases and look into new evidence and at the elecÂtion unit the police service engages with political parties on elections and the missing case unit helps trace missing people especially children,’’ she added.
According to ACP Ansah, some of the Police Administration’s interventions to improve welfare include the establishment of regional welfare, a police emergency medical fund, and a police virtual medical center.
ACP Ansah stated that seven new regions had been established to bring policing to the people’s doorsteps.
Dr Dampare asked staff to maintain the service’s image and contribute to the Ghana Police Service’s transformation goal.
He praised the personnel for their commitment to duty and promised them of the Police Administration’s ongoing assistance by providing logistics and fostering their well-being.
DCOP Kwofie indicated in her remarks that crime scene investigations had been centralized to ensure effective operations.
She stated that the Police Administration was in the process of purchasing additional crime kits.