I got the impression that the police department's system might be suffering from some bit rot.
That could easily be an interpolation on my part, though. I tend to just assume that all critical infrastructure built on Notes is poorly-maintained in the same way that I tend to just assume that all critical infrastructure built on Microsoft Access or Excel is poorly maintained. (I'm sure there's some well-tended stuff out there, it's just being kept hidden from me for some reason.)
That could easily be an interpolation on my part, though. I tend to just assume that all critical infrastructure built on Notes is poorly-maintained in the same way that I tend to just assume that all critical infrastructure built on Microsoft Access or Excel is poorly maintained. (I'm sure there's some well-tended stuff out there, it's just being kept hidden from me for some reason.)