Sierra Vista Police pilot automated report software and plan a secure AI platform; officials emphasize data protection

Commander Liz Chadam and other Sierra Vista Police officials told KWCD’s First Watch that the department has renewed technology contracts and added automated transcription and report‑generation tools to save officer time, while stressing safeguards for sensitive information.

"We were also able to bring on Draft One software...It saved about just in a three‑month period, three 40‑hour work weeks of officer time," Commander Liz Chadam said, describing Draft One as an assistant that auto‑transcribes body‑worn camera audio and drafts report text but still requires officer review and proofreading before finalization.

Chadam said the city is preparing to purchase and authorize a separate, secure AI platform for department use; user agreements and training remain in progress. "The city is now allowing us to use this software or will be allowing us to use this software...they're ticking the boxes on on that," she said. Officials emphasized limiting access to secure, internal gateways and avoiding open public AI tools for sensitive law enforcement material.

"The last thing you want is officer uploading a sensitive report into chatp," one speaker warned on the program, using that example to stress the risk of open platforms. Chadam described the department’s approach as a cautious rollout limited to essential workflows to protect personal information.

The department said it will require officers to review autogenerated content and that automated outputs will be flagged in reports as generated by software. Officials did not provide a firm timeline or vendor name for the planned secure platform, saying only that purchase, training and user‑agreement steps are underway.