Project Snapshot

Private University Improves Evidence Tracking With Smart Evidence Lockers

A private university needed a more secure way for campus safety officers to store, retrieve, and track police evidence and shared assets. Southwest Solutions Group delivered a 16-door smart evidence locker system with touchscreen access, RFID-based officer authentication, and audit trail visibility.

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Location Prescott, AZ

Completed for a campus security operation serving the northern Arizona higher education region.

Facility Type Campus Safety and Security

The project supported a law enforcement and campus security workflow for controlled evidence and asset handling.

Solution Smart Evidence Lockers

A secure locker system replaced a largely manual process for storing, retrieving, and tracking evidence and shared assets.

Products Used Smart Evidence Locker System

SSG Smart Locker Technology provided controlled compartments, touchscreen access, RFID authentication, and activity tracking.

The Problem

Manual Evidence Storage Limited Tracking and Visibility

The university’s campus safety team managed police evidence and shared assets with a locked cabinet and paper sign-out sheets. That manual evidence storage process created administrative challenges, limited visibility into item activity, and made accountability harder to maintain.

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Before
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Manual Evidence Tracking

The existing evidence tracking process relied on paper sign-out sheets to record activity. That manual approach made day-to-day tracking and management more difficult for the campus safety team.

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Limited Evidence Storage Visibility

A locked cabinet provided physical storage, but it offered limited visibility into storage and retrieval activity. The department needed a more controlled evidence locker system with a comprehensive audit trail.

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Administrative Burden

Paper records created extra work around storage, retrieval, and recordkeeping. The team needed a secure process that supported transparency and accountability without relying on manual logs alone.

The Solution

Smart Evidence Lockers With Officer Authentication

Southwest Solutions Group delivered a 16-door smart evidence locker system for the university’s campus safety and security operation. Touchscreen controls and RFID-based officer authentication allow authorized users to place and retrieve evidence and shared assets through controlled access. The secure, flexible, and modular system improved evidence tracking and audit trail visibility without relying on paper sign-out sheets.

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Solution
Why It Fit

Secure Access for Authorized Officers

The SSG solution matched the department’s need for a secure, flexible, and modular evidence locker system. RFID authentication helps limit locker access to authorized officers, while activity tracking provides a detailed audit trail.

Operational Impact

Digital Evidence Tracking Replaced Paper Logs

The smart evidence locker system replaced a locked cabinet and paper sign-out sheets with a more controlled storage and retrieval process. Evidence and shared assets can now be tracked through authenticated locker activity instead of manual records alone.

Implementation

Building a Secure Evidence Locker Workflow

The project focused on adding secure evidence lockers to the campus safety workflow without unnecessary complexity. Southwest Solutions Group planned the 16-door configuration, touchscreen interface, RFID access, and control functions around how officers place and retrieve items. The new system created a practical path from manual cabinet storage to controlled smart locker use.

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Discovery & Site Survey

Defined Evidence Storage and Tracking Needs

SSG reviewed the department’s need for controlled access, secure evidence storage, and a detailed audit trail. The project focused on replacing the manual cabinet and paper sign-out process with smart evidence lockers.

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Layout, Power & Data Plan

Planned the 16-Door Evidence Locker System

SSG planned the 16-door smart evidence locker system around touchscreen controls, RFID authentication, and the access workflow needed by campus safety officers.

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Submittals & Approvals

Prepared the Evidence Locker Plan

Southwest Solutions Group prepared project documentation for the smart evidence locker layout and access controls. This helped confirm the system configuration before delivery and installation.

Results

Secure Evidence Storage With Audit Trail Visibility

The university gained a 16-door smart evidence locker system for evidence and shared asset storage, retrieval, and tracking. The new process replaced cabinet-based handling and paper sign-out sheets with controlled officer access, touchscreen use, RFID authentication, and audit trail visibility.

Workflow

Controlled Access Improved Evidence Tracking

Touchscreen controls and RFID-based officer authentication give authorized users a defined way to place and retrieve items. The system reduces reliance on paper-based tracking during evidence and shared asset activity.

Organization

Evidence Activity Became More Visible

The evidence locker system supports controlled access and a detailed audit trail for stored items. That added visibility helps the campus safety team manage evidence and shared assets with greater transparency and accountability.

Long-Term Value

Flexible System Supports Ongoing Use

The university selected the SSG solution for its security, flexibility, modularity, and customization options. Those qualities give the department a system that can continue supporting evidence and asset control needs over time.

Customer Feedback
Very happy with the system. We find it easy to use, flexible and secure.
Campus Safety & Security Department Associate Director of Campus Safety & Security
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