The vehicle allows them maximum flexibility to monitor situations in different areas without the need for a permanent CCTV solution. It can also be used as a mobile command and briefing unit at major incidents and events.
Crown Conversions installed a Forward Vision Metal Mickey (MIC-400), which has been mounted to the van on a 6.5m extendable mast, giving it a total height of eight metres above ground level. Four Vista fixed domes provide perimeter protection for the van, while two 17-inch Vista monitors allow operators to view images.
A Sony 5016P DVR with expansion drive and CD/DVD writer provides storage, and hard copies can be produced on the spot using a Mitsubishi video printer. CCTV images can also be transmitted back to the main control room and to other police vehicles in the force, especially useful during major incidents in the area.