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Police chief defends Axon body-cam and Taser renewal, highlights storage and retention costs
Summary
The police chief showed body-cam footage and urged renewing an Axon-based body-camera and Taser program with cloud storage, citing officer and public-safety benefits and statutory retention obligations; commissioners pressed on cost and monopoly concerns.
Adrian Police Chief Pence presented a use-of-force incident and video to illustrate why the department seeks to renew an Axon body-camera and Taser agreement covering 33 officer assignments and long-term cloud storage. In the video the chief said the deployment prevented a lethal outcome and provided documentary evidence for a high-risk encounter.
Pence described the department's body-camera program, the role of Axon cloud storage and statutory retention…
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