Aug. 09, 2016
WHAT: Rep. Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin), majority chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Joseph Petrarca (D- Westmoreland/Armstrong/Indiana), minority chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing on police body cameras to discuss current practices and possible changes regarding the use of body cameras by law enforcement.
WHO: Marsico; Petrarca; members of the judiciary committee; Chief Cameron McLay, Pittsburgh Police Department; Chief Jeff Besong, Point Park University Police; Dr. Bruce Antkowiak, professor of law at Saint Vincent College; Joe Kovel, Pennsylvania State Troopers Association; Indiana County District Attorney Pat Dougherty; Cambria County District Attorney Kelly Callahan; Sara Rose, Esq., ACLU-Pennsylvania Chapter, Pittsburgh office; and Director of Government Affairs Paula K. Knudsen, Pennsylvania News Media Association. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency will also provide testimony.
A complete agenda is here.
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Fred Rogers Center at Saint Vincent College, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe.
Media contact: Autumn Southard, 717.652.3721,
asouthar@pahousegop.com