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Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant Police Department
Location Mount Pleasant, TN
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

Mount Pleasant Police began using body-worn cameras as early as 2016.

Links
News article (WKRN-TV)
News article (WKRN-TV)
Social media (Mount Pleasant Police’s Facebook Page)

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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