Wheaton police to patrol streets with new squad car cameras

Wheaton police officers are getting new cameras in their squad cars. The city council has authorized the purchase of in-car camera systems from Axo...

February 17, 2023
6:02 AM

Wheaton police officers are getting new cameras in their squad cars. The city council has authorized the purchase of in-car camera systems from Axon Enterprise, the Scottsdale, Arizona-based maker of the Taser. The squad car cameras document police encounters, collect evidence and supplement body cameras worn by police. Sworn officers began using Axon  body cameras  last spring, about two years ahead of a state-mandated deadline. Currently, squad cars are equipped with camera systems made by Motorola.

Katlyn Smith