Lakeland, FL signed a 10-year contract with Axon to supply officers with body cameras and new tech
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The city of Lakeland signed a 10-year contract with Axon Enterprises Inc. to acquire body camera solutions and other technological equipment for the Lakeland Police Department (LPD). The city negotiated a flat rate of $938,000 per year in exchange for 250 body cameras, 250 new tasers, 165 new in-car video systems, and 10 virtual reality training sets. The LPD will also be trained in a new software that allows them to accept videos from private home alarm system and upload them as evidence.
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The 10-year contract signed with Axon Enterprises Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., will include more equipment than the city originally sought, while costing less money than was first anticipated.
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