The Kansas City Chiefs have purchased 120 state-of-the-art body cameras from Lenexa, Kan.-based Digital Ally to be used by security personnel at Arrowhead Stadium this season..
As reported by WDAF in Kansas City, the wearable cameras are similar to the tpe used by police officers.
Digital Ally president Brody Green said these cameras will run for 12 to 15 hours per charge. When they’re connected to their charging docks, they upload video clips to cloud storage. They can also stream online, allowing a security supervisor to access them live.
Guards will wear the cameras attached to their shirts or jackets for all events at Arrowhead Stadium, including Chiefs home games. The Chiefs franchise began using a previous version of this technology in 2019.
“If at the end of the day or a week later, somebody thinks a security guard was out of line, and wants to press charges or make a big deal of it, the venue can then say, well, here’s the video of what actually took place,” Green said, as reported by WDAF.
Green also said campus police officers at the University of Kansas and Kansas State University use these cameras, as well as security officers for two other National Football League franchises.
Wyandotte County sheriff Daniel Soptic told WDAF that security and police officers don’t always know about an incident until its over, and being able to watch these cameras live makes them useful. “One thing technology has helped us do is to be more responsive to incidents. The faster we become aware of something, the faster we can correct it or intervene if we need to,” Soptic said.
In a statement to the Kansas City Business Journal, the Chiefs' director of safety and event security Colby Harrison said, “We recognize the value of deploying Digital Ally’s FirstVu PRO body cameras as part of our commitment to creating a safe and positive experience to our fans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.”
