Will Santa Ana Require Automatic Dash Cam Recording For Police Chases?

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Santa Ana Police Officers may soon have dashboard cameras in their cars that will automatically start recording car chases and emergency responses amid a host of police accountability questions raised this past summer. Santa Ana Police Officer speaks to a homeless person. “These policies have been shown to enhance transparency, reduce litigation risk, improve officer safety, and strengthen community trust,” reads Lopez’s request for the policy. Protestors head away from dispersal tactics by the Santa Ana Police Department on June 9, 2025, during a anti-immigration enforcement protest. [Read: Will Santa Ana Neuter its Police Oversight Commission Before its Work Begins?]