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Lancaster council approves new camera network and police equipment amid privacy questions
Summary
Council approved purchases for a standardized Verkada camera system for the Midtown Recreation Center and additional Axon body/vehicle cameras and tasers for police. Officials and residents pressed for timelines, retention limits and more community input on policy.
Lancaster City Council approved purchases to expand the city’s facility and police surveillance systems and to equip officers with additional body and vehicle cameras and tasers.
Staff recommended buying 33 interior and exterior Verkada cameras, nine door controllers and one video intercom for the new Midtown Recreation Center, plus licensing, installation and materials. The city later moved to approve related equipment purchases for police — including Axon body cameras, vehicle cameras and tasers — and authorized…
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