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Mobile Evidence Capture Success Story. Major Rodney Milburn Commander Special Operations Division Louisville, Kentucky, Police Department. History of Louisville Metro Police Department. Louisville Division of Police, 1778 - 2003 Jefferson County Police Department, 1790 - 2003
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Mobile Evidence Capture Success Story Major Rodney Milburn Commander Special Operations Division Louisville, Kentucky, Police Department
History of Louisville Metro Police Department • Louisville Division of Police, 1778 - 2003 • Jefferson County Police Department, 1790 - 2003 • Louisville Metro Police Department, est. 2003
About Louisville Metro Police • 1254 Sworn Personnel • 800 Non Sworn • 900 MDC (supporting both Police and Fire) • 300 Digital Video In Car Camera Systems • 400 VHS In Car Camera Systems • Patrols 386 square miles • 38 Miles of the Ohio River • Service Population of 709,264 • MSA Population of 1,233,735
Obstacles facing Metro Police at Merger • Repair and replacement of legacy VHS systems • Storage of VHS tapes - Kentucky Revised Statutes requires 26 months • Over 15,000 VHS tapes in storage • Personnel cost associated with managing the legacy VHS systems
Considerations on choosing a digital system • Current limitations of the VHS systems • Benefits of a digital systems • Requirements • Works with current MDC technology • Ability to upload video by different methods • Camera – Ability for low light, infrared, wide angle and zoom • Audio – Digital wireless microphone system • Video File Integrity – in car • File Management system
Considerations on choosing a digital system • Judicial Acceptance • Education process of court personnel • Media format (CD, DVD, VHS) • Ability of the courts to use new technology
Why We Chose an In-Car Digital Video Solution • Beta tested first system • Ease of use of software on MDC • Multiple ways to transfer video • Video is not stored on MDC • Video files are stored in proprietary format • Original video file is NEVER removed from server • Ability to catalogue video files in different ways • Ability to duplicate video in different formats
Why We Chose an In-Car Digital Video Solution • Ability for users to add bookmarks and notes for future reference or court presentation • Video system works with NetMotion Wireless Mobility • Support from Panasonic, Insight Video Net and GTSI
Installation of the system • Installation of SAN for video system • Arbitrator front end software • SQL based • Easy GUI for end users for searching • Right based controls for user logins • Storage requirements • 802.11 sites
Installation of the system • Who will do the installation of the in car systems • Training of the installers and users • Support from all personnel
Success of the system • Clarity of video play back • Identification of criminal suspects in federal case • Presentation in court cases • Capture of key evidence in death of suspect
Contact Information • Major Rodney Milburn, Louisville Metro Police, 502-574-0801, cell 817-0500 rodney.milburn@louisvilleky.gov • Sandy Sundberg, Louisville Metro, 502-574-3502, cell 502-376-9311 sandy.sundberg@louisvilleky.gov