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High Point council approves Axon equipment purchase to expand drone-as-first-responder program
Summary
City council approved a goods-and-services agreement with Axon Enterprises to expand the police department’s real-time crime center and a Drone-as-First-Responder program; first-year funding comes from equitable sharing and later years from the general fund. Council members asked about data-release protocols.
The High Point City Council on Jan. 31 approved a goods-and-services agreement with Axon Enterprises to expand the police department’s real-time crime center and to deploy a Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) program.
Chief of Police Curtis Cheeks told the council the purchase covers equipment, services and training. He said the city identified equitable-sharing funds to cover the first year of the contract and…
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