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

The Harrisonburg Police Department had at least 40 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2015.

More about this technology

Many law enforcement agencies require officers to attach body-worn cameras to their chests or shoulders to capture interactions with suspects and the public. Some cameras stream live and can be combined with face recognition technology.

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