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Des Moines police to replace body-worn cameras after state grant; five-year warranty and cloud storage included
Summary
Police briefed the committee on a grant-funded upgrade to body-worn cameras. A state grant initially for $69,000 was adjusted to cover roughly $77,000 so the city will incur no cost; new cameras include a five-year warranty and cloud evidence storage under the vendor contract.
Police staff told the committee that Des Moines has secured state grant funding to replace aging body-worn cameras and that the vendor and grantor worked together so the city will bear no net cost.
"We had a grant through Waspick for $69,000 to upgrade our body worn camera systems," the police staff member said. The briefing…
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