More body cameras are on the way to officers in one Volusia County law enforcement agency.
The Daytona Beach City Commission approved plans to add 50 additional body cameras for the police force Wednesday.
Police Chief Mike Chitwood said the devices can protect police officers from complaints, protect civilians from bad officers and record crucial evidence.
Currently, 60 police officers are equipped with body cameras. With the addition of 50 cameras, at least half the force would be equipped with the device.
There are 221 officers at the Daytona Beach Police Department. Each camera costs about $900.
The money for the 50 cameras would come from drug forfeiture funds, said Jimmie Flynt, a spokesman for the Daytona Beach Police Department.
In November 2013, the Daytona Beach Police Department released video from a Daytona Beach Police Department officer who was wearing a body camera when former football star Jermaine Green was shot by police.
That video showed Greene holding a knife and threatening to kill his girlfriend.
Flynt said body cameras are being used to collect evidence — both in favor and against law enforcement officers.
In fact, one Daytona Beach Police Department officer is off the force after claiming he was bitten by a suspect in May. His body camera showed he used excessive force. The officer even turned his camera off at a crucial moment during the arrest, officials said.
"There's a possibility that come next budget time, you know, (Chitwood) may ask for more," Flynt said.
Complaints against officers have dropped since they started wearing body cameras, Flynt said.