Watsonville Police Department: Body-worn Cameras
Agency | Watsonville Police Department |
Location | Watsonville, CA |
Technology | Body-worn Cameras |
Vendor | Axon |
The Watsonville Police Department equipped all of its officers with 75 Axon body-worn Cameras in 2019. The five-year contract cost more than $470,000.
Links
News article (Patch)
News article (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Meeting documents (Watsonville Legistar)
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.