Syracuse.com: Sheriff Conway refuses body cameras while more U.S. police forces embrace them

In Onondaga County, at least 10 of the county’s 15 police departments — including the Syracuse Police Department — use the cameras.

But the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, the second-largest police force in the county, does not use body cameras and has no plans to add them.

Why?

It’s not a priority, Sheriff Eugene Conway told Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard.

Conway said the cameras are expensive and he wants to spend money on other things such as bulletproof vests, stun guns and patrol cars as well as filling empty positions. The sheriff said there are no discussions or plans under way to add body cameras.

“Body cameras are important,” Conway said. “But where do they fall in the overall necessity?”