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Police help troubled 14-year-old to become paramedic
Read full article: Police help troubled 14-year-old to become paramedicBut I know that underneath all that he really wanted to head in the right direction.”Justiniano said 14-year-old J.W. “So when I made contact with him, I really wanted from the bottom of my heart to help him out.”And that’s why Orlando PD’s Youth Liaisons exist. “I’m not looking for recognition or to be on the news, I just want to help, that’s all,” Justiniano said. I mean police officers, yes, do we chase after bad guys and take them to jail yes, yes but we do love reaching out to the community.”Justiniano said as the Outreach Officers got to know J.W., they discovered his passion to become a paramedic. “And we’re here to help you go down that road and make better decisions.”To find out more about the Orlando Police Department’s Youth Outreach program, email them: youthconnect@orlando.govCurrently, there are 23 OPD Youth Outreach Liaisons.
UCF police add 30 seconds to body-cam buffers after concern from students
Read full article: UCF police add 30 seconds to body-cam buffers after concern from students“They mentioned they would like to have the buffer go from 30 seconds to 60 Seconds,” Metzger said. Or at least it did.”Metzger said he agreed to the request after checking and discovering the pre-recording buffer can be changed from 30 to 60 seconds. So we know everything that went into an event and led up to it.”Metzger said the UCF Police Department was one of the first in Central Florida to get body cameras. The department has upgraded its body cameras regularly as part of its contract with the camera manufacturer and is now due for another upgrade. All 81 UCF police officers will get new, higher-resolution body cameras within the next two weeks, according to UCF PD body camera manager Sgt.