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I.R.I.S.

On Monday, March 24, Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando Police Chief Val Demings announced the City's new safety camera program, I.R.I.S. Using downtown Orlando’s federally-funded homeland security network as a foundation, the Department will deploy additional cameras around the City. Specially trained OPD personnel will be able to monitor those cameras 24 hours a day from a central command center. The cameras will allow officers to intervene in crimes as, or even before, they happen.

Watch Videos
 Mayor's Introduction: 
Windows | Real Media

Press Conference: 
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Demonstration Video:
Windows | Real Media
(watch how the camera focuses on a car that sits too long at the curb and a person walking in a restricted area.)

“The introduction of I.R.I.S. is an important moment for the safety of our community,” said Mayor Dyer. “We are entering a new era of community policing – an era in which the power of pixels can make us a safer city.”

I.R.I.S. cameras will start in an operational fashion in July. There will be 20-25 cameras at the outset. Phase one (60 cameras) is expected to be completed by the end of 2008. Funding for I.R.I.S. will come from a unique public-private partnership with businesses and civic organizations in Orlando.

 

Change of Command

On Thursday, January 10, the official transfer of authority and responsibility from Chief McCoy to Chief Demings  took place with the time-honored Change of Command ceremony.
The Change of Command is a traditional ceremony that will mark the public transition from one Chief to the next. It marked a historic moment in the history of the City of Orlando as Chief Val Demings was sworn in as the 36th Police Chief and first female Chief in Orlando. Watch the ceremony online (Real Video | Windows Video Format) or Read more


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