Department of Justice Grants Approval for City to Repurpose Grant Money for Body Camera Pilot Program

PORTLAND, Maine -- The City of Portland confirmed today that the U.S. Department of Justice granted approval to the Portland Police Department to repurpose roughly $26,000 of unspent JAG grant money for the use of a body camera pilot program.

There are no further details available at this time regarding the development or implementation timeline of the pilot program. The City will not be commenting further until it has details to release.