Double-O 5-0? Iowa City Police Say Cameras Mounted on Officers Will Provide Another Witness: Iowa City Daily News Links, Jan. 4

Almost to the weekend, so I can finally recalibrate my brain for what day it is.

On to the Links!

Double OO 5-0? Iowa City Police say technology seen in James Bond films is now accessible to them, and will allow body-mounted cameras on officers to provide another witness in disputes. (Iowa City Press-Citizen)

Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette writes that Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty are talking seriously about an anti-piracy arrangement that would prevent turf wars over businesses, such as the bad blood that resulted from Von Maur's impending departure from Iowa City to Coralville. 

Lee Hermiston of the Press-Citizen writes that certain statements made by Justin Marshall, a suspect in the 2009 murder of an Iowa City landlord, will be inadmissable during his trial due to a violation of Miranda rights.

Adam Sullivan of the Press-Citizen writes that the Iowa wind energy cheered the extension of a wind energy credit earlier this week, but the doubts will come again.

Ryan Foley of the Associated Press writes that Ruth Harkin worked behind the scenes in her capacity as a Board of Regents member to work on the development of an institute for her senatorial husband, Tom.

AFSCME is not waiting for the legislative session to start before the start lobbing grenades at Gov. Terry Branstad. (Press-Citizen via Associated Press)

Rules to prevent voter fraud proposed by Iowa's Secretary of State were met with "near-universal criticism" during a public comment hearing. (Des Moines Register)

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The police department intends to purchase several body-mounted video cameras this year, and its officers will join the growing ranks locally and nationally who head out on patrol with small lenses clipped to their uniforms.

“It’s technology you’ve seen in James Bond, but as far as having it be accessible and affordable, that’s fairly recent,” said Sgt. Denise Brotherton, police department spokeswoman. “It just gives another witness to an incident and provides evidence that protects the police and the public. I think the only thing preventing it is budgets. You’d probably have seen more of them, and earlier, had it not been for budgetary issues.”

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