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a video incident capture system for law enforcement vehicles. The video incident capture system incorporates a video camera, a video recorder, a radar unit, a real time clock, a monitor, a portable wireless microphone and its associated receiver and a system controller integrating the control of the

a video incident capture system for law enforcement vehicles. The video incident capture system incorporates a video camera, a video recorder, a radar unit, a real time clock, a monitor, a portable wireless microphone and its associated receiver and a system controller integrating the control of the various components to produce a comprehensive, unedited record of the incident. The system controller superimposes the target speed and patrol speed data generated by the radar unit over the video signals generated by the video camera prior to being recorded on the videotape. The portable wireless microphone permits the conversation between the law enforcement and a second party to be made part of the recorded incident. A radar interface will replace the target and/or patrol speed data with error data when an error in the operating parameters of the radar unit is detected. The system controller also provides a control function which prohibits the video recorder from recording over a previously recorded portion of the videotape when the videotape has been either rewound or fast-forwarded from the position where the prior recording was terminated. The system controller and video recorder are enclosed in a temperature controlled sealed vault mounted in the trunk of the law enforcement vehicle.

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A video incident capture system for a law enforcement vehicle comprising: a video camera for generating video signals of an incident, said video camera mounted inside said law enforcement vehicle and positioned to view said incident through a window of said law enforcement vehicle; a video recorder

A video incident capture system for a law enforcement vehicle comprising: a video camera for generating video signals of an incident, said video camera mounted inside said law enforcement vehicle and positioned to view said incident through a window of said law enforcement vehicle; a video recorder having means for recording said video signals on a videotape, means for rewinding said videotape, means for fast-forwarding said videotape, and means for playing back said videotape to reproduce the video signals recorded thereon; monitor means selectively responsive to said video signals generated by said video camera and said video signals reproduced by said video recorder from said videotape to generate a visual picture; a portable wireless microphone worn by an operator of said law enforcement vehicle, said wireless microphone generating a radio signal modulated by received audio communications; receiver means for generating electrical signals corresponding to said audio communications received by said wireless microphone in response to said radio signals; radar means for generating at least target speed data indicative of the speed of a target vehicle; a remote control to control the operation of said video recorder from a remote location, said remote control having at least a record key for generating a record code, a rewind key for generating a rewind code, a playback key for generating a playback code, a fast-forward key for generating a fast-forward code and a stop key for generating a stop code, said record, rewind, playback, fast-forward and stop codes operative to actuate said video recorder to record said video signals on said videotape, to rewind said videotape, to playback said videotape, to fast-forward said videotape and to stop said video recorder respectively; a system controller integrating the operation of said video recorder, radar means and said remote control, said system controller having a real time clock generating at least time and date data, on screen display means disposed between said video camera and said video recorder to generate a display block superimposed on said video signal generated by said video camera, said on screen display displaying at least said target speed, said date and said time, means for periodically interrogating said real time clock to transfer said date and time data to said on screen display means, means for periodically interrogating said radar means for transferring said target speed data to said on screen display means, means for periodically interrogating said remote control for transferring said record, rewind, playback, fast-forward and stop codes to a VCR buffer accessed by said video recorder, and means responsive to said record code being transferred to said VCR buffer for inhibiting said video recorder from recording over a previously recorded portion of said videotape.