Roaring Spring borough council at its regular meeting on Oct. 12 approved spending $21,417 over five years on two dashboard cameras and three body cameras for the police department.

Cpl. Lance Morris of the Roaring Spring Police Department presented a recommendation to council based on the results of his research on camera systems. å

Cpl. Morris’s recommendation was for the purchase of a system from Digital Ally of Lenexa, Kan.. Cpl. Morris told council members of several advantages of the system, including the lack of an annual maintenance fee, free battery replacements at 18 months an...