Pasadena Police Spokesperson Says It’s the Public’s Right to Record Police Encounters

A Pasadena Police Department spokesperson says it’s the public’s right to be able to record their encounters with police officers.

“[If] you need to record us you bet we are very comfortable with that,” said Lt. Tracey Ibarra told KNBC news Thursday.

“It serves two purposes,” Ibarra told KNBC. “People are looking at will that hold the officer in line — how about the other side? Is the person being recorded also conducting themselves above board?”

Ibarra was responding to a reporter’s question about a new mobile phone app designed to capture every second of police stops.

The Pasadena police have been testing the use of body cameras on officers in an experiment targeting Old Pasadena. No decision has yet been made to move ahead on wide-scale use of body cameras in Pasadena.