Columbia City Council approves purchase of new in-car cameras for police

New body cameras could be on the way for Columbia police

The Columbia City Council unanimously approved new police technology Monday.

Columbia City Council approves purchase of new in-car cameras for police

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is asking for roughly $600,000 to update technology the department says will help better police the city. The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new contract with Axon for a new suite of technology products CPD already uses. According to CPD's 2024 annual surveillance report, much of the current technology the department uses is outdated. The approval will cost the cit…

Columbia City Council approves $586,000 purchase of new police cameras and software

Columbia City council approved new car cameras, body-worn camera signaling software, and expanded storage capacity for the Columbia Police Department.

New initiative compiles camera footage to improve public safety

By Devese “Dee” Ursery dursery@timestribunenews.com The Collinsville Police Department in partnership with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and its Center for Crime Sciences and Violence Prevention have introduced a program that will compile data from area cameras. The new voluntary program was initiated last month in March and aims to improve public safety by creating a communal network of surveillance cameras that can assist in crimin…