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Hopewell 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 Hopewell Police Department
Location Hopewell, VA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Hopewell Police Department launched its body-work camera program on September 17, 2015 with 67 purchased Axon body-worn cameras, enough for every officer.

Links
News article (News 6 Richmond)
Public records (American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia)
Social media (Hopewell Police Department Twitter account)

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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