WORK. IT’S CONSTANTLY CHANGING. DEPUTY IN 13 POLICE A CRANE IS LIVE THIS EVENING FOR US AT BIRMINGHAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS WHERE OFFICERS ARE TESTING OUT THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TODAY. LISA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? YEAH, THEY SURE ARE. YOU KNOW, AXON ENTERPRISE IS MAKES THE BODY CAMERAS THAT BIRMINGHAM POLICE OFFICERS WEAR RIGHT NOW AND TODAY, AXON BROUGHT A LOT OF ITS LATEST GADGETS HERE FOR A LITTLE SHOW AND TELL WITH THE OFFICERS HERE AT BIRMINGHAM. POLICE HEADQUARTERS. AND NOW THEY’RE SHOWCASING A DRONE THEY CALL A PHOTO CASE IF LIVES ABOUT 150 FEET STRAIGHT OUT FROM ITS BASE TO PROVIDE A 360 DEGREE OVERWATCH FOR OFFICERS BECAUSE IT’S TETHERED TO ITS BASE. IT HAS CONSTANT POWER SO IT CAN STAY IN THE AIR INDEFINITELY. IT WOULD BE USED FOR SOMETHING LIKE CROWD CONTROL. OFFICERS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUT THE TASER SEVEN AND UNLIKE THEIR PREVIOUS MODEL, THIS ONE CAN BE FIRED TWICE BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RELOAD IS A TWO SHOT SYSTEM. SO AS A MEDIA FOLLOW UP SHOT AXONS MISSION IS TO PROTECT. AFTER 5 SECONDS, THE EFFECTS ARE OVER, PERSON IS IN CUSTODY AND HOPEFULLY HAVING A SAFE OUTCOME FOR THE SUBJECT AND THE OFFICER, JUST LIKE EXXON ALSO BROUGHT OUT SEVERAL PATROL CARS, REALLY TRICKED OUT PATROL SUVS AND SEVERAL IN-CAR CAMERAS, AS WELL AS BODY CAMERAS AND BIRMINGHAM PD OFFICERS ACTUALLY HAVE THE LATEST VERSION OF THOSE AXON BODY CAMERAS AT POLICE HEADQUAR
Birmingham Police Department test new law enforcement technology
Updated: 5:59 PM CDT Sep 13, 2022
The Birmingham Police Department on Tuesday tested some of the latest law enforcement technology including the two-shot Taser 7, body cameras, and a "photo kite" drone. In the video above, WVTM 13's Lisa Crane reports on the police tech demo day put on by Axon Enterprises at BPD headquarters.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
The Birmingham Police Department on Tuesday tested some of the latest law enforcement technology including the two-shot Taser 7, body cameras, and a "photo kite" drone. In the video above, WVTM 13's Lisa Crane reports on the police tech demo day put on by Axon Enterprises at BPD headquarters.
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