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Wheat Ridge 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 Wheat Ridge Police Department
Location Wheat Ridge, CO
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Wheat Ridge Police Department received a $90,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2019 to purchase body-worn cameras. In 2020, records show the agency contracted with Axon.

Links
Meeting documents (City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge)
Meeting documents (City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge)

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