City of Murfreesboro, TN - Government
Oct 1, 2026 · 39 min · 10 segments
Step inside the Murfreesboro Police Department's Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) on this episode of the 10-Code Podcast. Discover how advanced technology and real-time information are transforming…
So, uh, in terms of the, uh, license plate reader cameras, um, who has, has access to them, Ryan, and, uh, how are they utilized?
Not one of those officers, including the police chief or Captain Keeton, has access.
I think something that, you know, when, when we started implementing the technology that makes up the Real Time Crime Center, as a department, we always looked at the idea of limited access, and the idea being that that gives you an increased ability to audit the system, as opposed to having 330-plus officers with search access.
You have a limited number of people that those requests for data is coming through.
So when you only have eight people, it's a lot easier to audit that system and maintain the integrity of it internally.
through.And, and that was by design, Chief, right? Because, um, you're hearing these stories across the country where officers at other departments may have access in making searches, uh, illegal searches.
Our policy was designed from the start that we didn't wanna give access to anybody but those eight people.
Yeah, I think our initial thoughts when we started the program, and you have to remember, I know that we're not fully staffed right now, but when we are fully staffed, we're, uh, uh, budgeted for up to 361 positions.
Uh, so I think the initial thoughts when we got the program running was, "Hey, let's limit the access to a, a small group of individuals, and let's, uh, bring this new technology and how we use it in slowly." Uh, and, uh, to Ryan's point, you know, it's just a greater accountability when we're able to, uh, limit the number of people that can conduct searches on that system, and, uh, it gives him more direct control on how those con- uh, searches are being conducted.
So, uh, I think the important thing to remember about any of these systems, new technology, uh, there's a lot of things that are being developed.
Uh, you can see now that we have the ability, when we talk about, uh, sharing information, we now have the ability to limit, uh, when we share with the other agencies.
So, uh, in terms of the, uh, license plate reader cameras, um, who has, has access to them, Ryan, and, uh, how are they utilized?
Not one of those officers, including the police chief or Captain Keeton, has access.
I think something that, you know, when, when we started implementing the technology that makes up the Real Time Crime Center, as a department, we always looked at the idea of limited access, and the idea being that that gives you an increased ability to audit the system, as opposed to having 330-plus officers with search access.
You have a limited number of people that those requests for data is coming through.
So when you only have eight people, it's a lot easier to audit that system and maintain the integrity of it internally.
through.And, and that was by design, Chief, right? Because, um, you're hearing these stories across the country where officers at other departments may have access in making searches, uh, illegal searches.
Our policy was designed from the start that we didn't wanna give access to anybody but those eight people.
Yeah, I think our initial thoughts when we started the program, and you have to remember, I know that we're not fully staffed right now, but when we are fully staffed, we're, uh, uh, budgeted for up to 361 positions.
Uh, so I think the initial thoughts when we got the program running was, "Hey, let's limit the access to a, a small group of individuals, and let's, uh, bring this new technology and how we use it in slowly." Uh, and, uh, to Ryan's point, you know, it's just a greater accountability when we're able to, uh, limit the number of people that can conduct searches on that system, and, uh, it gives him more direct control on how those con- uh, searches are being conducted.
So, uh, I think the important thing to remember about any of these systems, new technology, uh, there's a lot of things that are being developed.
Uh, you can see now that we have the ability, when we talk about, uh, sharing information, we now have the ability to limit, uh, when we share with the other agencies.
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