Inglewood Council Votes on $6.3M Police Tech Deal

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Englewood City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a $6.3 million deal with AXON to equip

police with body cameras, drones, tasers, and 98 automated license plate readers.

This package aims to boost the department's tech ahead of major events.

The push gains theme after Brian Bossick died in police custody back on March 10th, with

bystander video showing officers pinning him down.

Activists have demanded body cams ever since, while LA County probes into the use of force

and his cause of death continue.

City officials started researching these tools last August and chased grants for cameras

and drones this January.

Nearby, LAPD wrote out body cams in 2015, and the LA County Sheriff's Department followed

in 2020.

Naje Ali and other activists see this as a game changer, calling it long overdue.

The tech will help with stolen cars and suspects via plate scanners, plus live stream video,

though some worry about data sharing and oversight.

Prepar for this summer's FIFA World Cup, the 2027 Super Bowl, and 2028 Olympics, makes

the timing key.

Council votes at 2 p.m.

Tuesday public comments welcome in person or by email to the clerk before 8 a.m. so folks

can weigh in before it's locked.