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Oceanside 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 Oceanside Police Department
Location Oceanside, CA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Oceanside City Council spent $1,890,000 on a 5-year contract in 2020 with Axon for 225 body-worn cameras for 228 sworn officers.

Links
News article (San Diego Union Tribune)
Social media (Oceanside Police Department Facebook)

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