He said that officers record at 911 calls, traffic stops and what are called Terry stops, which consist of briefly detaining a person to investigate possible criminal activity. Officers also record during arrests, searches and seizures and during questioning of suspects, victims and witnesses, although an officer can stop recording at his or her discretion if he or she feels the camera interferes with those interviews.



When else can officers hit stop? During child or sexual assault victim interviews, if people have cultural or religious objections and if officers want to enter a house without a warrant and there's not a crime or emergency in progress.