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Cheyenne police propose $3.7 million, five‑year subscription for body, in‑car cameras and digital tools
Summary
Chief Mark Francisco asked the council to fund a five‑year, $3.7 million subscription for Axon‑style body‑worn cameras, in‑car cameras, upgraded Tasers and add‑ons including unlimited cloud storage, AI report assistance and optional license‑plate reading.
Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco asked the City Council during a work session for funding of a five‑year subscription, totaling $3,700,000, to replace aging body cameras, transition vehicle cameras and upgrade Tasers while adding cloud storage, an AI report‑writing tool and optional automated license‑plate reader (LPR) capability.
The funding request covers a package approach the department expects most vendors to sell on a subscription basis: hardware, unlimited cloud storage of video, automated tools that assist officers with report writing and optional services such as LPR. Francisco said the subscription model typically runs in five‑year terms with yearly billing.
If approved and funded, Francisco said the department would use the subscription to: finish integrating in‑car cameras with body‑worn footage; replace roughly 10‑year‑old Tasers that are no longer supported by manufacturers; centralize digital evidence in one cloud location; and optionally subscribe…
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