Naples Police to get state-of-the-art cameras, Tasers

Author: Aisling Swift, Gulfshore Business
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The Naples Police Department. CREDIT: WINK News

To bring the Naples Police Department’s failing cameras, outdated Tasers and software systems up to date, City Council unanimously agreed to spend $1.74 million over five years for a state-of-the-art, coordinated system. 

The July 29 vote during a special meeting waived competitive bidding and was needed because it will take Axon Enterprises Inc. 120 days to supply equipment, and the city budget won’t be finalized until late September. It would then have to go before Council for approval and ordered, so they wouldn’t receive it until May, while an early vote could end in a December delivery. 

“The sooner we can give eyes—more eyes—to our officers while they’re out in the field and eyes right back to the police station and command staff, the better,” City Manager Jay Boodheshwar said before the vote. 

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