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Caldwell police request real‑time crime center, drones and upgraded body cameras in $2.4 million technology package
Summary
Caldwell police presented a multi‑year technology and facility proposal at a budget workshop asking the council to fund upgraded body cameras, a drone first‑responder program, new Tasers and a small “real‑time” crime center; the five‑year bundle was priced at about $2.4 million with a fiscal‑2026 cost estimated at roughly $438,000.
Caldwell police presented an integrated technology and capital proposal at the council’s budget workshop that the department says would speed investigations, give field officers more real‑time information and reduce long‑running investigative workloads.
The package centers on an Axon ecosystem—upgraded body cameras, software to aggregate live video and camera feeds, a drone‑first‑responder program and newer Taser devices—plus the buildout of a small “real‑time crime center” with video walls and analyst workstations. Axon’s bundled five‑year price the department presented is roughly $2.4 million; the cost attributed to fiscal 2026 in the proposal is about $438,000. Police also proposed a separate Microsoft/desktop upgrade for…
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