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Ontario Police Department, CA

May 2008 - Ontario Police Department has issued PUMA II Digital Recorders to replace Department issued tape recorders.

Patrol Officer at the department grew tired of the restrictive micro-cassette recorders issued which had severe limitations. The micro-cassette recording capacity of only 30 minutes on each side is limited and has no warning when the recorder reaches the end of the tape. Due to the limited capacity of these micro-cassettes, there have been instances when valuable information went unrecorded. In addition the recorders are replaced frequently due to breakage. To correct these deficiencies, the Department has moved in favorable of the more reliable digital technology afforded by PUMA Digital Recorders.

While researching the various systems available, it became apparent to the department that the following features would be needed in a product.

1. A device that can record up to 20 hours and does not allow editing. This is to ensure that the recordings cannot be appended should they be needed as evidence in future court proceedings.

2. A centralized software system to manage and catalog the recordings that would be downloaded to a storage area network. The downloaded files would need to be marked automatically with the recorder’s date and time, and each digital recording electronically assigned to each officer via an electronic serial number embedded within the recorded file.

3. A holder to allow officers to carry the recorder on their duty belt and store completed recordings in a rugged case to eliminate accidental erasures when dropped or impacted.

Police staff reviewed digital recording systems of numerous vendors and suppliers and found that the only product that met all desired specifications is the PUMA Digital Recorder and Software Management System which was specifically designed for law enforcement use.
 

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