Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans said that he is currently in the process of implementing a body camera pilot program for the Boston Police Department.
“They’re going to happen on a pilot program,” he told Greater Boston host Jim Braude Tuesday. “And the dash cams are going to be on a pilot basis, so we have several vendors. I’m working with our legal staff to look at the policies across the country, I’m working with the unions, I’ve had meetings with the unions. So it’s coming here.”
Evans said that he hopes the cameras will be implemented within the next couple months.
“I wish I could snap my fingers and it would happen tomorrow, but there’s so many issues regarding privacy, there’s so many issues on cost and hiring people,” he said. “It’s not an easy overnight fix.”
Meanwhile, ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft were under the microscope Tuesday at the Massachusetts State House. The Financial Services Committee heard testimony on how ride-sharing companies should share a level playing field with taxis
Among those testifying was Evans.
“I was more advocating some restrictions that we’ve put on our taxi industry, such as criminal background checks,” he said. “I want finger printing, I want markings on the Uber.”
