The Lancaster Sheriff’s Station has received over 200 body-worn cam

Lancaster, CA. — The Lancaster Sheriff’s Station has received over 200 body-worn cameras, one for each deputy assigned to the station, making Lancaster’s Deputies some of the very first in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to begin wearing body cameras for increased police supervision and public transparency.

John Lecrivain, who was recently promoted to Captain on July 12, 2021, will oversee the Lancaster Sheriff’s transition to body-worn cameras. Captain Lecrivain has worked in patrol assignments, focused on community policing, for more than 20 years. Most recently, he worked as the Department Liaison to the Antelope Valley Sheriff’s Station settlement agreement with the United States Department of Justice and as the Operations Lieutenant at the Santa Clarita Station.

“I’m proud that our Deputies in Lancaster are some of the Department’s earliest adopters of bodycam technology,” said Captain Lecrivain. “These cameras will serve as another tool available to us as we work to keep the Lancaster community safe.”

Sheriff’s stations in Lancaster, Century, Lakewood, Industry, and West Hollywood were the first to be trained and equipped with the cameras beginning in the fall of 2020, according to LASD. The Department expects to complete the roll-out of body cameras in the first half of 2022.

“Public safety remains the number one priority in Lancaster. And part of public safety is ensuring that our community members and Sheriff’s Deputies have a relationship built on accountability and trust,” said Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris. “The body cameras now being worn by our Deputies are helping advance that sense of accountability and ultimately making our city a safer, better place for all.”

According to the LASD, Sheriff’s Deputies are required to activate their body-worn cameras prior to initiating, or upon arrival at, any enforcement or investigative contact involving a member of the public. The cameras, the Department says, are a “promising tool to improve evidentiary outcomes, and enhance the safety of, and improve interactions between officers and the public.” Visit the LASD Body-Worn Camera: FAQ page to learn more about the Department’s cameras and body-worn camera policy.

The City of Lancaster contracts with the LASD for essential law enforcement services, with the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station providing law enforcement services to more than 150,000 residents in Lancaster and surrounding areas. The City is working to establish a hybrid model for the City of Lancaster to supplement the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement and law-enforcement-related services in a strategic and coordinated manner – for increased safety and responsiveness.

To learn more about Lancaster Sheriff’s Deputies, please visit the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station webpage on the City of Lancaster website.