Who's DVR will be doing the recording?
What is the quality of the video?
What's the definition of a "happening"?
What are the procedures for and Who can request images?
It's just that I've heard a SAPD officer tell one working class single mother, with a recording of a man threatening to kill her, that they don't investigate crimes on private property, and another SAPD officer tell another working class couple, whos car was a victim of a hit and run by a neighbor moving, that they don't investigate traffic incidents on private property. So, if only certain crimes will get investigated on our private property, then it's up to us to look out for our own, so I wonder what the rules and procedures will be for how the cameras will actually help us.
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1. no idea, I assume the association bought one
2. depends on the frames per second you set the DVR to record. Quality is based on the cameras which seem low end, but the quality could be as good as regular TV.
3. I am not on the board, but I am a cop and it seems they would be referringto a event where a crime or property damage has occurred.
4. Most security DVR's can be hooked up to the Internetand anyone can go to a web address and watch live feed. I don't know if this was set up or not. If so, and everyone tried to log in it would bog down a homeowners connection so the board would have to pay for Internet and then we would have a monthly expense.
As far as private property crimes.
Private property accidents DO NOT have to be investigated by the police. Alot of police departments will complete an accident report just because your insurance company is going to ask for it, but it does not have to be done. Also, accidents with less than $1000 in damage do not have to have a accidentreport done. All the cop has to do is give you a "blue form", but most will do a report again, just because your insurance company is going to need it.
Your statement indicating that police don't investigate crimes on private property are completely wrong. Thing about it, every home broken into is "private property" every business robbed is "private property" most domestic disturbances happen in a home, IE "Private property" so based on your statement cops could only investigate things that happen in the roadway!!!
It could very well be that the recording was not good enough for a warrant, or maybe the person reporting it was crazy, who knows, also, there are some lazy cops...