Amazon Web Services is aggressively expanding its footprint in the $11 billion police tech market, not just by selling its own products but by acting as a key partner and channel for a host of third-party surveillance vendors. Public records show an AWS team, led by a former police officer, actively courting law enforcement with AI-powered tools for drone surveillance, gun detection, car tracking, and real-time crime centers (RTCCs). This ecosystem, which runs on AWS infrastructure, includes controversial partners like Flock Safety and prison call monitoring firm Leo Technologies. While Amazon frames its role as standard business practice and some police departments see it as a credible gateway to new technology, privacy advocates warn that one of the world’s most powerful companies is effectively serving as a ‘midwife’ for an expanding, and potentially authoritarian, surveillance apparatus that threatens civil liberties.