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Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak Police Department
Location Royal Oak, MI
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Royal Oak City Commisssion approved a $1 millio0,n five-year contract with Axon for police body-worn cameras in November 2019.

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News article (C and G News)
News article (Downtown News Magazine)

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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