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Newport 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 Newport Police Department
Location Newport, RI
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Newport Police purchased body-worn cameras in 2019 after a trial program with Axon body-worn cameras in 2018. NPD received a federal grant for BWCs in 2022.

Links
News article (Patch)
News article (Providence Business News)
News article (Providence Business News)

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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