Logging Recorder Fails, Maybe 1 Year Lost

The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) admits that the logging recorder at the Montrose regional communications center failed, but there is uncertainty over exactly when it stopped recording 911 and radio transmissions, and how many days or months of information was lost. Sgt. John Hahn told a reporter that technicians are working to determine the recorder’s fail date after a supervisor noticed the problem last November. He said as much as one month of recordings was lost. However, a Dec. 2010 e-mail from comm center officials to the Mesa County district attorney’s office said the logging system had crashed and that, “(We) are unable to provide you with any recordings for the last year.” Read more about the recorder failure here, and download (pdf) a copy of the CSP supplemental budget request for voice recorder maintenance mentioned in the story.