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PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH

Plymouth police adopt new body cameras

The Plymouth Police Department has gone LIVE with
body cameras and a new in-car video system from
Bodyworn by Utility.
A new video system has been installed in each patrol
vehicle and each officer has been issued a body camera,
officials said. Training on the use and operation of the
system began last week and is continuing.
The body cameras and the in-car video system will all
interact with the Dispatch Center to automatically acti-
vate under certain conditions allowing the officer to focus
on tactics and techniques that will keep them safe,
according to a prepared statement from city officials. The
cameras are all high definition and provide excellent
video footage. This will provide greater transparency to
the public and protection against false accusations for the
officer.
While the police department has had in-car video sys-
tems for nearly 19 years, this is the first time the depart-
ment has deployed body cameras. Officials said that what
some people might call a delay in the department moving
to the body camera platform was more a matter of timing
and opportunity.
“Specifically, it provided time for our most recent
video platform to reach end of life and for the State of
Michigan to better address the privacy issues that sur- cumstances,” according to the statement. with better customer service. Technology is one of those
round the release of information regarding video cap- “Law enforcement is constantly evolving and rapidly ways, and we are excited to continue our forward
tured on the body cameras in very private places and cir- moving forward in a variety of ways to provide the public momentum,” the statement concluded.

Bruscato friend, Lucia Morrison.

He was predeceased by his
parents and a son, Matthew
FROM PAGE 1 Bruscato.
A funeral mass is planned at
him to the beginning of his 11 a.m. Friday, May 13 at St. John
broadcasting career in Iowa. He Neumann Catholic Church,
later moved on to Port Huron, to 44800 Warren Road, Canton with
continue his career in the radio visitation beginning at 10 a.m.
business and further sharpen his until the time of the mass.
skills in both radio broadcasting Interment will take place at St.
on-air and behind the scenes. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn
Each new position in his field Heights. In lieu of flowers,
led him to another position in memorials may be made to
preparation for radio jobs in a Evans Scholars Foundation, 2501
larger metropolitan market. Patriot Blvd., Glenview, Illinois
After spending some time in Port 60026 or to the Plymouth Rotary
Huron, he moved into journal- Foundation, P.O. Box 5401,
ism and accepted a position as a Plymouth, Michigan 48170.
journalist for the Plymouth Contribution envelopes will be
Observer Newspaper. He held available at the Funeral Home. Tony Bruscato talking with Former Congressman Dave Trott and past Mayor Dan Dwyer on Main Street.
this position until 2010. He later
became the Plymouth
Downtown Development
Director. In this important posi-
tion, he coordinated activity for
.
the City of Plymouth and
ensured communication was
well-established between vari-
ous downtown development
committees.
Mr. Bruscato continued his
love for and commitment to
radio and returned to broadcast-
ing once again. He worked at sta-
tions with various formats, such
as news, talk, sports, Sirius XM
Radio, WRCJ-FM, a classical/jazz
station in Detroit and also had
the privilege of working with
Dick Purtan at WOMC, a classic
hits music radio station, broad-
casting news and traffic reports.
Among his survivors are his
loving children, Andrew (Jamie)
Bruscato and Sarah (Craig)
Bruscato-Newsom; grandchil-
dren Charlotte Bruscato,
Andelina Bruscato and Luciana
Bruscato; a sister Benita (Jim)
Bartlett and his niece Elyse
(Jodi) Hader. He is also survived
by the love of his life and best

Auction

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of students. The station's alums
have stepped up to match half
hours of the auction. They also
hope to add more alumni match-
ers in the weeks ahead,” Keith
said.
“We want to thank everyone
that has supported us over the
years. The auction has become
such a big part of our fundraising.
This is our biggest fundraiser and
we couldn't do it without the gen-
erous support of local businesses
and our listeners,” Keith conclud-
ed.
The auction is also available
via the station's live web feed at
www.881ThePark.com. The web-
site will also feature a complete
list of auction items. 88.1 The Park
is owned and operated by the
Plymouth-Canton Community
Schools and is staffed by students
at Canton, Plymouth and Salem
high schools. The station features
Plymouth and Canton's Hit Music,
hourly local news, live broadcasts
from the community, and high
school sports.