Both items were on the council's consent agenda and were approved without discussion at the meeting.
The agreement with DCI is part of a state-level affiliate program that provides local jurisdictions with resources and tips that are passed to DCI from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
"The affiliate program is a reach out and a shared effort between locals and the state to address CSAM Child Sexual Abuse material," DCI Commander Ryan Cox told the Star-Tribune. "In that agreement, really what we're doing is we're filtering information for the cyber tips that come in to us from NCMEC, and providing those out to the local jurisdictions."
Cox noted the DCI offers experience, training, guidance and education to local departments to help them more effectively investigate cases involving child sexual abuse material, as the national center does.
Many digital crimes against children — especially those involving child sexual abuse material, the preferred term among investigators for child porn — are reported to the NCMEC by platforms like Kik, WhatsApp and other social media that flag content and submit files at issue and user information as CyberTips.
From there, the NCMEC delegates the information to higher-level agencies like the DCI who investigate and, if appropriate, prosecute individuals found to be in possession.
"We're optimistic that we're going to be able to grow our affiliate program a little bit and really have a multiplying effect on addressing the CSAM in the state of Wyoming," Cox said.
In addition to the training and resources, the agreement also leaves the door open for DCI to reimburse local authorities for expenses related to the agreement "when we have monies available," Cox said.
"At DCI, we appreciate all these partnerships that we have. We have partnerships with federal agencies and local agencies, and it speaks a lot for just how Wyoming law enforcement works, that we can all work together towards one mission," Cox said.
In an email to the Star-Tribune, Casper Police spokeswoman Rebekah Ladd wrote the agreement authorization is a continuation of an ongoing agreement that stretched back "nearly two decades."
"The Casper Police Department will continue to investigate cases as it has historically, with support from [the Internet Crimes Against Children task force] when needed," she added. "CPD handles the majority of cases involving CSAM within its jurisdiction."
BODYCAM SOFTWARE
Council also authorized Casper Police to begin a 60-day trial using TRULEO software for analyzing body-worn camera footage.
TRULEO describes itself as offering "AI agents for every department" that can analyze across dozens of vendors, including inmate communications services, open-source intelligence tools and more.
In the council meeting packet, the department indicated it intends to use the software to automate review of and categorize body-worn camera footage, evaluate officer performance on calls, and "potential reduction in report-writing time through AI-assisted documentation."
Ladd emphasized that CPD has not yet started its TRULEO trial, noting "the department is currently assessing whether this technology would provide operational benefit to officers."
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