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Metro Police wins approval for body-worn camera retention policy that sends arrest video to DA within 24 hours
Summary
Metro Police presented and the Public Records Commission approved a retention schedule for body-worn and in-car camera footage that sets 18 months for many routine categories, automated transfer of arrest-related video to the district attorney within 24 hours, and extended holds for litigation or cases with property-losses.
Metro Police Department officials told the Public Records Commission that a newly adopted retention schedule for body-worn and in-car camera video will shorten storage of non-evidentiary footage while preserving longer retention for arrests and cases under legal hold.
John Singleton, IT director for the Metro Police Department, said the department’s system automatically uploads officer body-worn and in-car video at the end of shifts, categorizes events and links them to incident numbers, and uses an automated process to deliver arrest-related video to the district attorney’s office within 24 hours of upload. “We have developed an automated process with our vendor, to satisfy the DA’s office…
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