October 2, 2002

Last February the Oak Hill Police Department purchased an in-car video camera from you. The camera has paid for itself numerous times over when you consider the potential law suits as a result of unfounded citizen complaints. On four (4) different occasions citizens made complaints against my officers, once the video was shown to the complainers they left the police station and never heard from since.

Our convictions of domestic violence and DUI's has increased substantially. Obviously videoing the driving pattern and encounters in DUI cases has substantially documented the officer's court testimony. We also use the cameras to video domestic violence and the crime scenes, something we could not do with a permanent mounted system. The officers remove the camera at the scene and they video the victims statement, statements of witnesses, injuries and the scene itself. Again this is excellent evidence in court, especially if the victim attempts to relent in court.

Because of the success that the police department has had using your system, including the use for training, we will be buying two (2) more systems in the next couple months.

Chief Gus Beckstrom