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Wichita police seek more body cameras

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police want the city to spend $2.2 million on body cameras for officers over five years.

The Wichita Eagle reports  the cost would include buying the cameras, licensing fees and data storage in the first year for $712,000, and licensing and data storage fees of $360,000 for subsequent years.

Captain Brian White presented the recommendation to the city council Tuesday and said police recommend that the city buy Taser’s Axon system. White says the department is also seeking federal grants and plans to also use narcotics seizure funds to help offset costs.

He says the department has 60 body cameras now, and there’s a waitlist of officers who want to use them.

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