Following a recent trial, North Wales Police have now launched ‘Operation Snap’ which allows members of the public to share video and photographic evidence of traffic and other offences. An excellent example of public and police collaboration which achieves real operational efficiencies using valid evidence collected by the public.
https://www.north-wales.police.uk/advice-and-support/safer-roads/operation-snap#
The shooting this week of a 40-year-old Australian woman, Justine Damond, by a Minneapolis Police Department officer has highlighted once again the shortcomings with Body Worn Cameras (BWC). In a case where everyone is searching for answers as to why a woman in her pyjamas was shot dead by a police officer, the body worn cameras, issued to both the officers in the vehicle and which should have provided the answers, were not active. Continue reading