NEW YORK (AP) — A captain in New York City’s Department of Correction suffered burns and FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Centersmoke inhalation when her body camera suddenly caught fire, prompting the department to stop using the equipment pending an investigation.
The captain was on duty at the Rikers Island jail complex last Friday when her body-worn camera ignited without warning, correction department spokesperson Annais Morales said.
The captain, whose name was not released, was treated at a hospital for burns and smoke inhalation, Morales said.
“The safety of our staff is paramount, which is why I am removing all body-worn cameras from service out of an abundance of caution while we investigate how and why this incident occurred,” Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie said in a statement:
Officials said this is the first time a body camera has caught fire since the department started using them in 2015.
2025-05-04 21:291603 view
2025-05-04 21:262176 view
2025-05-04 21:151144 view
2025-05-04 20:21307 view
2025-05-04 19:591204 view
2025-05-04 19:251735 view
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who
America's population grew by more than 1.75 million over 2023 and at midnight on New Year's Day, the
Two Iowa residents are elated after their scratch-off tickets revealed they were winners of big priz