Live Surveillance of Motorcycle Street Party

Smoky Mountain Bike Week, the annual motorcycle riding event in East Tennessee, took over downtown Maryville in October. West Broadway Avenue closed to motorcycle traffic only for the B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bike) Show where motorcyclists from all over gathered in the hundreds. 

The Maryville Police Department (MPD) deployed their Hitch-Mounted RATT portable tower, along with a cloud-connected RQ621 portable camera kit, to actively oversee the motorcycle event. In less than 10 minutes, The RATT was quickly connected to the 2x2” hitch receiver of MPD’s Dodge Durango, establishing real-time surveillance both on-scene and remotely. Throughout the event, MPD maintained a heightened vantage point over the street, providing an additional security layer for crowd management.

According to Lt. Rod Fernandez, “The fact that The RATT can run off 12v power from the vehicle, or any adjacent 110v outlet, makes deployments easy and is also extremely beneficial in situations or incidents of extended length.”

The successful collaboration between law enforcement and innovative quick-deploy technology played a crucial role in the overall safety and management of the event.