FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 

DATE:  February 7, 2023

CONTACT:     Salem Police Communications Office | spdmedia@cityofsalem.net

Invitation | Date & Time

The Salem Police Communications Office invites members of the media to a press conference on Wednesday, February 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the station’s first-floor community room, 333 Division ST NE.

The Salem Police Department is preparing for the full deployment of its Body-worn Camera Program this month and is extending an invitation to our news partners to learn more about these devices which are becoming standard equipment for contemporary policing.

On the Panel

Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack will begin the presentation, while a review of the camera program’s implementation and the device selected will be addressed by acting-Deputy Chief Brandon Ditto of the Support Division.

Onsite

Senior Officer Cole Hughes of the Field Operations Division, participant in the vendor selection and testing phase

Duration

Thirty minutes will be allotted for the presentation, as well as an opportunity for questions from the media.

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