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Council approves five‑year Axon contract to replace body and in‑car cameras, TASERs and evidence systems
Summary
Antioch approved a five‑year agreement with Axon to upgrade police body cameras, in‑car systems, TASERs and evidence storage; staff said the upgrades are budgeted and will add features such as auto‑activation, public upload portal and interview‑room improvements.
Lede: Antioch city council voted 4–0 on Aug. 26 to approve a five‑year contract with Axon Enterprise to replace expiring body‑worn and in‑car camera equipment, upgrade the department’s evidence management platform, and replace dated conducted energy devices (TASERs). Nut graf: Police leadership said the current hardware has exceeded its useful life and newer equipment integrates cameras, TASER data and cloud evidence management to improve case documentation, supervisor audits and community access to footage. Staff said the new bundled contract is costed within the current budget and will be more cost‑effective than extending existing contracts. Body: Chief E. Hill told council the department began deploying…
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