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APD chief presents restrictive draft for real-time crime center; committee raises privacy, public-record concerns

Assembly Public Health and Safety Committee (Anchorage Municipality) · October 1, 2025
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The Anchorage police chief presented a draft real-time crime center policy to the Assembly Public Health and Safety Committee on Oct. 1 that sets a 14-day retention period for municipal camera footage not attached to an investigation and places strict controls on access and sharing.

The Anchorage police chief presented a draft real-time crime center (RTCC) policy to the Assembly Public Health and Safety Committee on Oct. 1 that sets a 14-day retention period for municipal camera footage not attached to an investigation and places strict controls on access and sharing.

The proposed policy allows the department to view private or business camera feeds when owners grant access, but the chief said viewed footage remains the property of the private owner until the department captures a copy and imports it…

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