CLEARWATER — Nearly three months after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody prompted a national uprising against racism and brutality, the Clearwater City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to adopt body cameras for its police officers.
The city’s police force becomes the second law enforcement agency in Pinellas County to adopt body-worn cameras. The Gulfport Police Department has had a program for about a decade.
Clearwater police Chief Dan Slaughter said he hopes to…
