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

The Manhattan Beach Police Department has used body-worn cameras since at least 2017. They previously used L3 BWCs, but now use Axon cameras.

Links
Social media (Manhattan Beach Police Department Facebook)
Policy (Manhattan Beach Police Departmenbt) [snapshot]
News article (Long Beach Press-Telegram) [snapshot]

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