ANTHONY, Texas, October 15th, 2019 ─ The Anthony Police Department, located in Texas, currently has 15 body cameras deployed and Chief of Police Carlos Enriquez has shared their experiences with WOLFCOM body cameras and evidence management system. The department has had body cameras since 2012, long before it became a trend, which goes to show how much they value transparency between officers and citizens.

The decision to start a body camera program, according to the Chief, was preventive. “It was more preventive. We’ve had had body cameras since 2012 and we were looking for a better product,” said Chief Enriquez.

Lately, we have been getting an unusual amount of calls about errors and bugs on our WOLFCOM Evidence Management Software 2.0 and Extractor. We didn’t know what could possibly be causing those issues until Microsoft released a statement about its latest Windows update being a defective one. According to the very own Microsoft and several blogs and forums, the Windows 10 update 1809 has been causing many different issues due to missing files, so much so that they have paused the rollout of this update until further notice.

Running a police department is no easy job. Aside from all the obvious issues they deal with on a daily basis, managing and keeping up with all the software on their servers is a hard task on its own. Having one software to perform each function is a waste of time and resources for the department and its members. That’s why many police departments have been requesting one software that works as a complete solution. Complete solutions are able to manage all digital evidence and extract videos from their body cameras and in-car cameras.

Cloud storage has been growing exponentially for the past couple of years and it’s easy to understand why. It’s a much simpler and easier way to store digital assets than the old school on-premises servers. Cloud doesn’t take up any space in the department and doesn’t require an IT team. Also, stored files can be easily shared and accessed from anywhere. It’s supposed to be a headache-free solution but that’s not what most departments experience when choosing to go with cloud solutions offered by some companies out there. And that’s why we are different.

When it comes to storing digital assets, police departments are always torn between on-premises and cloud storages. This article will get into details about both types of solutions, making it easier to understand both concepts in an attempt to help law enforcement agencies decide what’ll work best for each one of them.

We all know what it’s like to look for a file in our computer and get lost in a sea of unorganized, poorly named folders. It’s not any different with law enforcement agencies, except their files are of extreme importance and lives possibly depend on it, unlike that old picture of your dog you were trying to find. Having a good Evidence Management Software can solve that problem and save departments precious time and resources.

It’s no news the police body camera market has been growing rapidly in the past few years. But, attached to rapid growth, always comes unexpected issues. Because of the Freedom of Information Act, police departments found themselves spending thousands of dollars every year on redacting videos to be released to the public. Aside from being costly, video redaction is a job nobody wants to commit to because it’s simply monotonous and time-consuming. With that in mind, body camera manufacturers started implementing basic and advanced video redaction features in their evidence management software, and it has been a game-changer for police officers.