Crackdown costs spike as county plans cameras for every cruiser

Published February 27, 2008 5:00am ET



Prince William County officials now estimate the illegal immigration policy that starts Monday will cost the county $6.4 million next year, about $4 million more than anticipated over the next budget year.

That budget shocker takes into account Police Chief Charlie Deane’s proposal to put cameras in all of the Police Department’s approximately 250 cruisers to protect against charges of racial profiling.

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