Police & CourtsA council member's motion to reopen the Sept. 24 Axon police-camera contract failed 4–3, so the deal stands.
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Outcome: Contract stands.
At the Sept. 24 council meeting, Chief Seratte and a Flock representative defended the license-plate cameras. Council members raised concerns about false positives, misuse and expansion, and no vote was taken. The council did approve a contract with Axon to replace body-worn, in-car and evidence systems.
While an APD officer was using his cruiser to block traffic at an early-morning I-20 crash, an 18-wheeler struck the driver's side. He had to be cut out and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. KTXS later used the crash to highlight the Move Over, Slow Down law.
After a brief standoff on S. 9th Street, SWAT arrested a man accused of shooting someone three times in May. Court documents say witnesses identified him partly by the white sandals with pink bows he had worn at a traffic stop the day before.