{"id":718844,"date":"2026-06-06T11:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/718844\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:02:10","slug":"winnipeg-police-begin-testing-body-cameras-on-frontline-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/718844\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg police begin testing body cameras on frontline officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Winnipeg Police Service will begin testing body-worn cameras on frontline officers next week as part of a six-month pilot project aimed at improving transparency, accountability and public trust.<\/p>\n<p>Starting June 10, 40 frontline officers will begin wearing Axon Body 4 camera while carrying out their regular duties, including responding to calls for service, conducting investigations and initiating enforcement activities.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winnipeg police\" data-caption=\"An example of the quality of the Axon Body 4 cameras. (Supplied by Winnipeg Police Service)\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a618e933-9524-4af6-81a5-7b7a0cf981bf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cam2.png\"\/>An example of the quality of the Axon Body 4 cameras. (Supplied by Winnipeg Police Service)<\/p>\n<p>The cameras will provide an independent account of interactions between police and the community, which is hoped to enhance public trust and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Community engagement is an important component to this pilot project,&#8221; said the Winnipeg Police Service in a statement. &#8220;The WPS will seek input from community members and partner organizations to better understand perspectives, questions, and concerns, to ensure the pilot project is informed by meaningful input as it progresses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To help gather feedback from the community, the WPS will host public forums and offer a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipeg.ca\/bwc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our continued investment in technology reflects our commitment to delivering effective and efficient service, while enhancing our ability to serve the community,&#8221; said the WPS.<\/p>\n<p>The six-month pilot project is scheduled to begin June 10 and run through December 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Winnipeg Police Service will begin testing body-worn cameras on frontline officers next week as part of a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":718845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-718844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}