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Westerville 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 Westerville Police Department
Location Westerville, OH
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Westerville Police Department received a $130,000 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in 2022. In 2019, the agency purchased 90 body-worn cameras from Axon for $196,500.

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Government information (Westerville Police Department)
News article (ThisWeek Community News)
Government information (Ohio Department of Public Safety)
Other (governor.ohio.gov)

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Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.

Axon-brand body-worn camera laying on a table
An example of an Axon body-worn camera.
Credit: City of Lafayette, IN