MEMPHIS, Tenn. –Interim Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings said his department is working through glitches with the new body and in-car camera systems.
Those issues, he said, will mean the roll out of the equipment will be slowed down.
“I remember my first statement was this is like going to the moon. So as we mitigate the problems with trying to put a man on the moon–this is a big project. With any big project we’re going to have some problems,” said Interim Police Director Mike Rallings on Thursday.
Most of the issues have been with the in-car systems.
There are currently 28 officers wearing body cams, and 400 police vehicles with in-car camera systems.
Director Rallings said there have been some issues including in-car cameras not recording, or starting to record on their own.
There have also been issues with in-car microphones not recording properly.
“80% of the problems are initialization errors. The vendor discovered there’s a problem with docking stations. There appears to be a faulty board,” explained Rallings.
The company that is working with the city is working on the issues and expects to have most solved this week.
Director Rallings said technology isn’t perfect, but the department is confident things will run smoother as officers get used to the equipment and more of it is rolled out.
The roll out is a five-year, $25 million project.
