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Dover police outline capital plan: body cameras, tasers, drones, cruisers and evidence storage among priorities
Summary
At an Aug. 19 Dover City Finance Committee meeting, the police chief presented the department—s capital improvement priorities for 2026–2029, including an upgrade to Motorola body-worn cameras, replacement tasers, new police dogs, drone equipment, cruiser replacements, and plans to replace off-site evidence storage and study the Justice Center.
The Dover City Police Chief (name not specified) told the City Finance Committee on Aug. 19 that the department's capital improvement plan will prioritize equipment and facilities upgrades over the next several years, including an upgrade to body-worn cameras, replacement tasers, new canine officers, drone hardware, vehicle replacements and a planned replacement of off-site evidence storage.
The chief said the department "have inked a deal with the Motorola company to upgrade our first generation body worn cameras to their most recent technology, the m7 hundreds," and that the contract will put a camera "available to them, at all times" for every sworn officer. He described the purchase as a multiyear project that will not require further immediate CIP spending on cameras.
The chief also said the department acquired additional tasers so that all sworn officers are issued one. He warned that changing models carries…
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