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Pennington County Sheriff's Office: 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 Pennington County Sheriff's Office
Location Rapid City, SD
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

The Rapid City Police Department and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office received a $300,000 U.S. Department of Justice matching grant for body-worn cameras in 2017. The agencies implemented Axon body-worn cameras in 2018.

Links
Government information (Rapid City SD USA)
Social media (Facebook)
Government information (Rapid City Police Department)
Other (www.rcgov.org)

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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