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Petaluma advisory committee hears police overview of body-worn cameras as residents press for ALPR transparency
Summary
The Public Safety Advisory Committee received an overview of the Petaluma Police Department99s body-worn camera program, including activation rules, a 30-second pre-event buffer, storage on evidence.com and legal limits under SB1421 and AB748. Residents urged more public reporting on Flock ALPR use; the independent police auditor reported nine new uses-of-force in February and 15 pending reviews.
The Petaluma Public Safety Advisory Committee on March 25 heard a department presentation on its body-worn camera program and fielded sustained public concern about automated-license-plate-reader (ALPR) "Flock" use and broader transparency.
Department presenters described the Axon system in use, saying cameras are manually activated, record a 30-second buffer of pre-event video without audio, and are kept on for the duration of an incident "whenever practical." The department said officers must activate cameras during calls for service, traffic stops, investigative contacts and adversarial custody transports. Access to recordings is restricted, tracked and audited, and the city99s contract model with evidence.com includes cloud storage, the presenters said.
"We have strict safeguards in place," a police department representative said, describing retention and auditing practices and noting that footage cannot be deleted by officers and is reviewed in…
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