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OPA surveillance report: drones up, two body-worn camera lapses reported, license-plate-reader complaint closed
Summary
The FY25 surveillance report describes Autel drone use by fire and GRPD unmanned aerial deployments (483 flights), two instances where body-worn cameras failed policy, an administratively closed complaint about license-plate-reader searches, and budget lines including Axon spending for body cameras.
Mister Davis presented the Office's FY25 surveillance report to the Public Safety Committee on Feb. 24, describing the scope and definitions in administrative policy 15-03 and summarizing department-level surveillance use.
The report explained the policy distinction between surveillance equipment and non-surveillance uses, and noted some previously grandfathered technologies remain outside reporting requirements. The Grand Rapids Fire Department used Autel drones for 126 flights (a decrease of 51 from the prior year), primarily for training; 49 flights were non-training uses including recognizance, public relations, water rescue and structure-fire support. Fire department non-training deployments were concentrated in Ward 3. The Fire Department reported $7,581.85 in operating and…
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