LYNN, Mass. — The Lynn Police Department is changing how officers can access Flock cameras after an audit found a “concerning pattern in searches.”
In fact, many departments are now reviewing how officers are using their own Flock camera systems.
Police Chief Christopher Reddy addressed members of City Council Tuesday night on the policy changes.
It will include conducting mandatory monthly audits, having enhanced access controls, and reducing data retention from 30 days to 7 days.
“We have found this very effective audit assistance tool, and we have used it, and we have demonstrated that we’ll take action and that we’re going to continue to use it and take action. We ran the new tool, we saw the anomalies, we investigated them, and we initiated an internal affairs investigation,” said Chief Reddy.