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Newport News Police Department
B. Officers may use media captured via the body-worn camera and the provided transcript to assist with
investigations or complete reports. [41.3.10(a)]
C. Officers involved in any significant use of force incidents or accidents causing injuries may review their
video and/or audio recordings before providing a recorded statement or completing reports. [41.3.10 (a,b)]
D. The City Attorney’s Office shall have access to video files related to vehicle crashes involving police
personnel as needed for any action on behalf of the city.
E. Livestreaming of Body-worn Camera Video
1. NNPD enables select personnel to Livestream personnel's body-worn camera footage. This function
is intended to assist in deployment and response to police actions such as pursuits, physical
confrontations, and life-threatening and tactical situations. It is not meant for use to monitor
employees during routine interactions.
2. The Axon Respond application will be available for select personnel for phone-based live streaming.
F. Recordings may be reviewed as follows:
1. By the agency administrator.
2. By any officer wishing to view their own recordings.
3. Any supervisor investigating a specific incident or any investigator assigned to the Internal Affairs
Division. [41.3.10 (d)]
4. By any detective or other law enforcement agent, as sanctioned by a supervisor, if they are
participating in an official investigation (e.g., a criminal investigation, a personnel complaint, or an
administrative inquiry) or for other official reasons.
5. By any Training Section personnel.
6. By the Public Information Office staff for possible release to media representatives following the law and
with permission of the Chief of Police.
G. Footage saver to an external storage device shall be original and unaltered. Any storage device with body-
worn camera footage saved by the recording officer remains the property of the NNPD and shall not be
used for any purpose other than set out for body-worn camera video recordings.
H. Supervisor Review for Training & Integrity [41.3.10(e)]
1. Supervisors will review all body-worn camera video files related to:
a. Injury to prisoners.
b. Use of force by a department member.
c. Injury to officers.
d. Vehicle pursuits.
e. “Signal One” calls.
f. Citizen complaints.
2. Random Review Process
a. Each month supervisor will randomly review a minimum of four recordings for their direct
reports using the random selection feature if available in Evidence.com.
b. Evidence.com system is set to select the videos randomly within Axon Performance.
c. Each direct report should have a minimum of one recording reviewed each quarter.
d. Supervisors will not review incidents known to have been previously reviewed.
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