MCDONOUGH, Ga., Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved to extend the Visual Labs Smartphone Body Camera contract for a three-year period for the Henry County Police Department. The action came at the January 8, 2019 Commission meeting. The Visual Labs solution uses fully-functioning Android smartphones as the recording device.
Approximately a year ago, the Board approved the purchase of 180 cellular smartphones equipped with Visual Labs body camera software. Since its inception, the body cameras have been a reliable tool for Henry County public safety.
"I can tell you it has been a great success. Our goals were to increase transparency within the police department and to improve training and services," said Henry County Police Captain Randall McGlamery. "I can tell you we have achieved both of those goals and with those achievements in mind, we want to extend this contract for three more years."
"We are extremely pleased that the Henry County Police Department has extended our contract," said Alexander Popof, COO of Visual Labs. "The department has always focused on better ways to serve its community, and we are glad that Visual Labs is part of that effort."
Separately, Visual Labs announced that its smartphone body camera solution will be deployed with private security contractors in and around Mercedes-Benz Stadium as part of the overall security for the Super Bowl. The solution was also deployed during last year's Super Bowl in Minneapolis. "We are pleased to again have a role in the security plan for one of the world's most watched sporting events," said Mr. Popof. "Enhancing public safety is a core tenet of the Visual Labs solution and we are glad to be part of the plan to protect the public."
ABOUT THE HENRY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Henry County Police Department is a rapidly growing police agency located in the Southeastern quadrant of the Atlanta Metropolitan area. The Department currently has an authorized strength of 229 sworn officers, 14 sworn reserve officers supported by 34 civilian employees with the responsibility of providing law enforcement services to over 210,356 residents within an area of 322.7 square miles. (http://www.co.henry.ga.us/Departments/Public-Safety-Emergency-Services/Police-Department)
ABOUT VISUAL LABS
Visual Labs, Inc. is a Silicon Valley, California based software company that has developed software for Android smartphones to provide a police-grade body camera solution. Its "all-in-one" smartphone body camera software provides functionality as a body camera, a digital camera, an audio recorder and a personnel locator -- all while retaining the full functionality of the smartphone itself. The Visual Labs smartphone body camera solution is used by law enforcement and private security customers all across the United States.
(https://www.visuallabsinc.com/)
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