Crime & Safety

San Mateo Police Officers to Wear Body Cameras

The program is expected to begin in fall 2017.

SAN MATEO, CA -- San Mateo will be the next city to have its police officers wear body cameras.

According to The San Mateo Daily Journal, the decision by the city of San Mateo comes after the the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury issued a report recommending the equipment.

The program is expected to begin by fall 2017, according to the news site.

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