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Storage and access of video and data from NYPD drones

1:10:18

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Council Member Yusef Salaam inquires about the storage and access of video and data collected by NYPD drones. Deputy Commissioner Michael Gerber explains the department's policies.

  • The standard storage period for drone footage is 30 days
  • Footage related to criminal cases is saved for discovery purposes and becomes part of the case file
  • Other reasons for extended storage include FOIA requests and other disclosure obligations
  • Gerber clarifies that unless there's a specific reason for longer retention, drone footage is only kept for 30 days
Yusef Salaam
1:10:18
Just following along with that, with the drones in terms of where's the video and data from NYPD drones stored and who has access to it?
Michael Gerber
1:10:27
Right.
1:10:27
So the short answer to that is the storage period is thirty days.
1:10:31
Right?
1:10:32
Thirty days unless it's related to a criminal case.
1:10:35
So, right.
1:10:37
So if there's footage on a drone that relates to a criminal matter, to a criminal case, that will obviously be saved for discovery purposes and becomes part of the criminal case file essentially as a practical matter.
1:10:51
Right?
1:10:51
I mentioned this before.
1:10:52
So if it's part of a criminal case, it's going go as part of that criminal case, and obviously that has to be stored and critical that it be stored for discovery purposes.
1:11:00
Otherwise, the storage period for our drones is thirty days.
1:11:04
I should add, by the way, there are other reasons why video could be retained.
1:11:07
Right?
1:11:07
So if there's a FOIA request and we have other disclosure obligations, just to be clear on that.
1:11:13
But unless there's some other reason why the video is gonna be saved, it's it's it would otherwise only be saved for thirty days.
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