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Cumberland Police Department: Body-worn Cameras

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN
Agency Cumberland Police Department
Location Cumberland, RI
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

In October 2022, the state awarded $16 million to 42 local and state police departments to equip 1,773 officers with body-worn cameras, including $341,250 to the Cumberland Police Department for 39 cameras.

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Government information (Rhode Island Attorney General's Office)
Government information (Rhode Island Attorney General's Office)
News article (Valley Breeze)

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Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN