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Oregon Lawmakers Propose Bill Allowing Body Cameras, Citizens Recording Police
Oregon lawmakers are working on a bill that would require the state’s police officers to wear small body cameras like the one modeled on a New York City police officer at a news conference, above. Recent high-profile police killings and the double murder of two New York City policemen have made body cameras for officers a popular idea that Oregon legislators are already moving on.
Installation of Surveillance Cameras Cuts Crime 50% in Montevideo
In their first year in operation, security cameras installed in Uruguay’s capital have allowed authorities to cut crime by 50 percent, the Uruguayan Interior Ministry reported Wednesday in a communique.
Few Laws Regulate Police Use of Surveillance Systems
Police across the country are using increasingly sophisticated surveillance systems to monitor daily life in their communities. Ultra-high-definition cameras, software that can read license plates and recognize faces, and systems that can alert police to suspicious behavior have given law enforcement unprecedented access to our everyday activities. Average citizens and privacy advocates say the ability to monitor and record public activity at such an extraordinary level is a threat to personal privacy.
Scranton Plans Surveillance Camera Video Wall at Police Station
Scranton?s plan to allow private, existing video surveillance cameras to feed into a network at the city?s police headquarters would be like having extra eyes on the streets, Police Chief Carl Graziano said. A community video-camera surveillance network would involve private surveillance cameras in the city, such as those at banks, businesses or colleges, to link to the police station on South Washington Avenue.
St. Louis Police Release Footage of Antonio Martin Fatal Shooting
St. Louis County police released footage on Wednesday evening they said shows 18-year-old Antonio Martin pulling a gun on an officer before being shot and killed, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The footage was taken from three different security cameras at the Berkeley, Missouri gas station where Martin encountered the unidentified officer. However, the officer […]
LA County Sheriff?s Department to Start Collecting Face and Eye Scans
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved $24 million in state funds for the LA Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to get new identification technology that would include palm prints, face recognition, iris scans, and voice recordings, in addition to fingerprints.
X-Band RADAR Blimps Over Washington DC Tracks Aircraft, Cars, and Boats
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – After a protracted development program, The U.S. Army is planning to finally deploy by year?s end the first of its new airships designed to aid in air and missile threat detection for the Northeastern U.S. The deployment is highlighting what some in the nation?s defense establishment say is a vulnerability in U.S. homeland protection: the ability to detect a cruise missile targeting a U.S. city.
L.A. Mayor Plans to Equip City’s Police Officers With Body Cameras
TASER International (NASDAQ: TASR) announced the purchase of 860 AXON body-worn video cameras and a five-year subscription to EVIDENCE.com by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti further announced a plan by the city to equip a total of 7,000 officers with body cameras in 2015.
THE CRIME REPORT – Digital ?Spies:? No Place to Hide?
If you feel like someone is watching you, you’re probably right. In the latest manifestation of electronic ogling, police in dozens of cities large and small are enlisting citizens and businesses to register the locations of their private security cameras for possible use in crime investigations. Police use mapping technology to match registered cameras to crime scenes, then ask camera owners for access to possible video evidence.
Police Register CCTV Locations in Brisbane for Crime Prevention Database
Cleveland police – outside of Brisbane, Australia, have called for residents and businesses with security cameras installed to get in touch and help prevent crime. Officers have established a registry database cataloging the location of cameras at private dwellings, offices, and retailers across the city. If a crime happens near one of the cameras, police will ask the device’s owner for the footage around the time of the offence to see if it yields any evidence.
Standard for Airport Security Access Control Systems
Available at No Cost to U.S. Airport Operators is the recently produced document Standard for Airport Security Access Control Systems. DO-230D provides guidance on acquiring and designing airport security access control systems, testing and evaluating system performance, and operational requirements.
The Great Edge of Using Hospital Surveillance
In several hospitals and other healthcare sectors, surveillance has become a dependable tool for security development.
This is along with the cost control abilities it provides. Hospital surveillance cameras may work to protect the patients and hospital employees from security breaks, and offer useful visual evidence, which could be utilized for boosting productivity and for preventing dishonest claims.
Big Lake Police Select iCrimeFighter Mobile Solution for Evidence Gathering and Management
When Joel Scharf took over as Chief of Police of the Big Lake (Minn.) Police Department, which protects the 11,000 population city between Minneapolis and St. Cloud, he wanted to provide his twelve officers with a way for them to use an iPad to integrate all of its capabilities into a platform in the field that would let the officers only have to carry one item. Everything is done leveraging the powerful tools within smart phones and tablets, along with the resourceful iCrimeFighter mobile app. As a result, officers can very simply and easily capture video, audio, photographs, dictation and notes to document the case while at the scene.
New GPS Tracking Solution Offers Protection for ATMs in Financial and Retail Establishments
This innovative system’s global platform leverages multiple security and tracking applications and will deliver impressive apprehension (up to 70% of cases) and asset return (more than 87%) rates. By incorporating smart technology, the devices offer wide flexibility in deployment and improved data storage and organization. The ATM Tracker offers a compact profile which makes it easier to install in different ATMs or similar cash dispensing machines.
Gov Perry Approves $86 Million Budget for Border Security
Texas lawmakers on Monday approved a plan by Gov. Rick Perry to increase spending on border security.
Montessori School Advances Education With Axis and Milestone Video
Dancing Moose Montessori School in Salt Lake City, Utah, has developed a unique way to increase parents? participation in their children?s schooling, improve teacher evaluations without disturbing class, and expand overall school security. Milestone XProtect? Express video management software (VMS) and network cameras from Axis Communications help oversee daily operations at the school?s locations to deliver a high degree of security and provide parents with a window into their children?s learning.
President Obama Seeks $75M for Police Body-Worn Cameras
Spurred by the Ferguson, Missouri shooting, President Barack Obama is calling for $75 million in federal spending to get 50,000 more police to wear body cameras that record their interactions with civilians. The package includes $75 million for to help pay for the small, lapel-mounted cameras to record police on the job, with state and local governments paying half the cost.
Motorola Solutions Helps Elgin IL Leverages Public, Private Video Assets
The Chicago-area suburb of Elgin is using Motorola Solutions’ real-time intelligence console (RIC) technology to put public and private video surveillance on a single platform that integrates with the computer-aided dispatch mapping software in the 911 center, according to city police officials. “Like most departments, we’re having issues with making sure we have appropriate staffing,” Elgin Police Chief Jeff Swoboda stated. “One of the ways we looked at creating a force multiplier was through the use of video cameras.”
To Everyone Vying for Body Cams on All Police Officers
There is something you desperately need to remember to demand and that is a proper policy defining when a police officer must turn on their body worn camera. A lot of people don’t realize that body cams are being introduced without actual policies saying when they have to be used. They’re not constantly recording like dash cams or security cameras – they are only turned on when the police officer decides to turn it on.
New Robotic Security Guards to Patrol Microsoft Campus
While the neighborhood isn’t exactly as dangerous as the post-apocalyptic landscape Robocop patrolled in future Detroit, Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus is getting its own security robots.
The new, five-foot-tall bulletheaded robots, looking something between a cross from R2D2 from Star Wars and EVE from Disney’s WALL-E, are packed with scanners and cameras to keep an eye on the Microsoft campus.