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Litchfield Enters Agreement for Tasers

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:32:13 CDT

The Litchfield City Council entered into a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. on Thursday, June 20, for the purchase of Taser weapons for the city's police department.

The agreement is for ten X26P smart weapons, 14 fifteen-foot standard cartridges, six 25-foot standard cartridges, seven right-handed holsters, three left-handed holsters, 10 XPPM battery packs and 20 hybrid 25-foot cartridges.

Ten of the department's current smart weapons have been discontinued and the batteries for those weapons are no longer being manufactured. Certification of the entire Police Department is required for the weapons. Certification requires the firing of two cartridges by each officer.

The initial payment for the weapons is $3,486, with an annual payment of $2,910 over the next four years to cover the remaining cost. By spreading out the payments across the agreement, the city avoids having to spend more than $15,000 at once for the weapons.

The next Litchfield City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, at 6:30 p.m.