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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2013

LAPD Begins Testing On-Body Cameras

Los Angeles Police officers will begin testing on-body video systems after a new police commissioner and city councilman said the systems would lower the city's payouts to settle use-of-force lawsuits.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2013

Fort Worth Adopts TASER Axon Flex On-Body Video System

The Fort Worth (Texas) Police Department has begun using TASER Axon Flex on-body video systems for its force and showed off some of the new units to the media on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2013

TASER Introduces Economical On-Body Video System

TASER International has developed a low-cost on-body video system for law enforcement agencies that can't afford the company's high-end, point-of-view Axon Flex on-officer video system. The TASER Axon Body system lists for $299 per unit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2013

Video: Monkey Bites Texas Cop

A trained monkey pounced on the hand of an Aransas Pass (Texas) Police officer as he moved to get a signature from a traffic violator at a Wednesday traffic stop.

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Inside the Badge by Rick SmithApril 9, 2013

Why Is Public Safety Behind the Tech Curve?

When was the last time you went as a consumer to a software store, bought a disk, took it home, and installed it on your computer or mobile device? If you’ve done this recently, savor the memory because this mode of delivering technology on physical disks is rapidly going extinct.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2013

Veteran Calif. Cops Question Use of On-Body Video

The Rialto (Calif.) Police Department has rolled out on-body video for patrol officers, a move some officers liken to "big brother" monitoring.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2013

Video: Axon Cam Captures Burning Truck Rescue

Three officers from a Cleveland-area police department rescued the driver of a truck who struck a utility pole Saturday morning. Euclid (Ohio) Police Officer Adam Beese was wearing a TASER Axon on-officer camera system during the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2013

X2 Sales Boost TASER International's Performance

The publicly traded TASER (NASDAQ: TASR) recorded sales of $32.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 50.6% increase over the company's fourth quarter 2011 tally of $21.3 million.

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Inside the Badge by Tim DeesJuly 16, 2012

Body-Worn Cameras and Privacy

Use these tips for handling "insider" recordings that may cause embarrassment when deploying on-body cameras.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJuly 16, 2012

On-Body Video: A Double-Edged Sword

Until recently the technology was limited to traffic stops and perhaps some critical incidents. Now, video can be used to document every aspect of a law enforcement officer's shift. But the question that each agency has to answer remains: Is that a good thing?

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