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Tumwater police outline Axon body‑worn camera rollout, propose 48 devices and cloud evidence storage
Summary
Deputy Chief John Keeles told the City Council the department has selected Axon under state contract, proposed procurement of 48 body cameras and 29 in‑car units, and described staffing, timeline and privacy controls; council pressed staff on redaction, data access and policy review before deployment.
Deputy Chief John Keeles briefed the Tumwater City Council on Nov. 18 about the department's planned body‑worn camera program and a coordinated move to a single vendor used by neighboring agencies.
Keeles said the department completed a needs assessment, added staff to handle incoming video and is now in the contract phase. "We're proposing that, for 48 body worn cameras," he told the council, and recommended 29 new in‑car cameras to consolidate systems under Axon, which the city selected in part…
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