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Police present FUSIS live-streaming, license-plate and camera registry plan; public and commissioners press for pause and oversight
Summary
Lawrence Police briefed the City Commission Sept. 9 on plans to aggregate body-worn and in-car video, traffic cameras and license-plate readers in an Axon FUSIS platform that enables live streaming and AI-assisted searches; police said the tool improves officer safety and investigation speed, while many speakers demanded a pause and a public ordinance to govern its use.
Lawrence Police Department leaders on Sept. 9 briefed the City Commission and an extended public audience on the departments new Axon FUSIS platform, which aggregates live feeds from body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, traffic cameras and automated license-plate readers (ALPRs) into a single "pane-of-glass" map for dispatch and real-time operational use. Chiefs said the platform is needed to access live streaming from newly purchased body and dash cameras and to improve officer safety and investigatory efficiency; community members and advocates raised privacy, oversight and civil-rights concerns and pushed the commission to pause further integrations until a community-developed oversight framework is in place.
What police said: Chief Rich Lockhart introduced the presentation and said the department has consolidated several Axon contracts for body-worn cameras, in-car systems, evidence storage and the FUSIS platform; the FUSIS module is the mechanism that allows live streaming of Axon body and dash cameras. Deputy Chief Adam Heffley outlined the departments camera…
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