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Auto Talk => Driving and the Law => Topic started by: shp4man on November 07, 2011, 03:19:43 PM

Title: Do cop cars have in-car sound recorders?
Post by: shp4man on November 07, 2011, 03:19:43 PM
Because if they do, they're probably laughing their asses off down at the cop shop at my ultra loud rendition of "Homeward Bound" by Simon and Garfunkel. I thought of that after I parked the police Crown Vic I was road testing after a repair.  :confused: :huh:
Title: Re: Do cop cars have in-car sound recorders?
Post by: MaxPower on November 07, 2011, 06:36:30 PM
ha  :lol:, yeah, most of the recorders my agencies have are actually two cameras in one unit - one facing outward and one facing back at the passengers.  They record sounds too...some of the new ones 24/7.  It's amazing the dumb shit criminals say when they're detained in the cop car and the cop is outside. 
Title: Re: Do cop cars have in-car sound recorders?
Post by: bing_oh on November 07, 2011, 08:53:03 PM
Most do but whether they record all the time varies accroding to the camera system and state law. Even the "always on" recorders generally only have a short "always" recording span that goes permanent when the video is activated by the officer, otherwise it's recorded over in memory.
Title: Re: Do cop cars have in-car sound recorders?
Post by: shp4man on November 08, 2011, 01:49:17 PM
I can only hope it's been recorded over by the rantings of some local tweaker/crackhead/whatever. :ohyeah: