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Bar Owner Says Accident Footage Shows Security Cameras Already Working
BROCKTON, MA – As the city mayor seeks to expand video surveillance, bar owner says crash footage shows security cameras already working. After 7-year-old Victor Gomes Jr. was struck by an SUV on North Main Street earlier this year, breaking his leg, there was considerable confusion about what happened. Gomes’s family members claimed the driver […]
Fremont Police Hopes To Add Surveillance Cameras, License Plate Readers
Fremont, CA, police say a powerful new weapon to fight crime is working. With the help of private surveillance cameras, burglaries are down by 30 percent in Fremont. Now, city officials want to install high-def cameras and license plate readers to track criminals coming from out of town. These new cameras may have helped police […]
Charleston Police Chief Makes Pitch For Body Cameras Police Officers
Officer R.M. Medlock with the Summerville Police Department wears his body camera that he activates during every stop he makes as part of the traffic police unit. Charleston police officers soon could be wearing body cameras to record all of the their interactions with citizens, a practice that has sparked privacy concerns with the American […]
LPR Assists Law Enforcement
License plate recognition (LPR) technology continues to advance and is better equipped than ever to support law enforcement and help save lives and protect property. Specific cases of LPR technology in action, as described in this article, demonstrate how it aids law enforcement in everything from reducing gasoline theft and enforcing traffic regulations, to identifying […]
ELERTS and ALICE Training Institute Form Exclusive Partnership For School Safety
ELERTS Corporation, a leading provider of mobile communication for emergency response, and the ALICE Training Institute, the foremost active shooter response program, have entered into an exclusive agreement to improve response options during emergency events. ELERTS develops mobile security solutions for academic, corporate, hospital and mass transit systems. Leveraging the popularity of smartphones and the […]
Verint Nextiva Portfolio Expansion And New Integrations Enhances Security And Business Intelligence To Retail Market
Verint® Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT) announced the expansion of its portfolio of security and business intelligence solutions for the retail sector as it continues to deliver advanced technologies to help reduce fraud and loss, boost operational efficiency and improve the customer experience. To help reduce shrinkage and achieve a significant return on investment, retailers are […]
Lexington School District One Deploys Mobotix Surveillance System To Achieve High Level Of Security
MOBOTIX Corp., a leading provider of high-resolution, network-based security solutions, announced that Lexington School District One has deployed a comprehensive MOBOTIX IP surveillance solution across 32 school and administration buildings. Lexington One, a 360-square-mile district in Lexington, S.C., chose the MOBOTIX solution to unify video surveillance capabilities to provide the highest level of safety and […]
Vigilant Solutions Launches New Intelligence-Led Policing Package
Facial recognition and analytic solutions provider Vigilant Solutions announced it has launched a new product bundling that enables law enforcement agencies to easily and affordably deploy a comprehensive suite of technology solutions. “ILP ( Intelligence-Led Policing ) is a completely new way of going to market for Vigilant,” said Neil Schlisserman, VP of sales at […]
Retail Security: A Complex Sale
As many security integrators are aware, the retail security market has experienced a pretty dramatic shift in the past decade, which makes selling to this huge market a trickier proposition. Retail security departments that are dominated by decision makers from the loss prevention side of the equation are dwindling. Analog cameras are reaching their end […]
Axis Unveils Intelligent Transportation Systems With IP Video Technology
With summer vacations and their inevitable traffic jams soon to be on the minds of many, Axis Communications announced how Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) with IP video technology are playing an increasingly important role in helping state and local governments reduce congestion, improve safety, and make roadways more efficient. Not only does ITS help create […]
Victorville Reviving Surveillance Camera Network
The City of Victorville has indicated that it will replace it’s outdated video surveillance system. Six years after a project bringing video surveillance to crime-prone areas of the city failed before it could get off the ground, officials this week approved a critical step to revive the public safety initiative. Called Victorville Safe City when […]
Chicago Police Capture And Convict Robber Using Facial Recognition
For the first time, Chicago police used a facial recognition program to identify, capture, and convict a robbery suspect. In May, Pierre D. Martin, 35, was convicted in a bench trail for a robbery he committed in February of last year. He received a 22 year sentence this month. “This case is a great example […]
Miami Police Plan To Use Hundreds Of High-Tech Cameras To Fight Crime
Police in Miami are moving forward with plans to place about 400 new security cameras throughout the metro area. The move will allow authorities to monitor the city through a high-tech command center with up to 200 closed-circuit television screens, The Miami Herald reported. The cameras would be attached on rooftops, street poles, and existing […]
Surveillance Camera Registry A Possibility For Berkeley CA Police
The city of Berkeley will explore whether a database of private security cameras might help police solve crime more efficiently according to the Berkeley City Council majority vote recently. Under the proposal, citizens could report camera locations to the Berkeley Police Department. Police would create a registry, which would allow officers to call camera owners […]
Lenexa Police Partners With Local Businesses And Individuals To Combat Crime
The Lenexa Kansas Police Department is the first law-enforcement agency in the Kansas City area to launch a program for registering privately held security cameras to help detect and apprehend criminals. Police regularly ask public organizations, businesses, and individuals to share video camera footage that could aid crime-solving efforts. The news media often broadcast images […]
NY Mayor Rips Housing Authority Over Lack Of Cameras After Boy, 6, Fatally Stabbed
The lack of security video cameras in a public housing building where a boy was stabbed to death stemmed from an "unacceptable bureaucracy" at the city’s housing agency, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Police have said that the 6-year-old boy and a friend, a 7-year-old girl, were riding in an elevator in Brooklyn’s Boulevard Houses […]
Global Port Security Management Market Drivers, Challenges & Trends 2018
Port security refers to the physical and cyber security implemented in airport and marine port premises. As airports and marine ports are the major hubs for transportation between countries and continents, the need for security in these premises is very important. The main reason for port security is because of the increase in terrorist attacks […]
IHS Research Note: ?Metropolitan Police Service Trial Of Body-Worn Cameras Highlights New Trend?
In the latest Research Note from IHS, David Green (senior analyst in video surveillance and security services) provides information on the market for body-worn video surveillance cameras in law enforcement. In early May 2014, London’s Metropolitan Police Service announced it would be spending almost £1 million on a trial of 500 body-worn video surveillance cameras […]
FirstVu Announces New Live Streaming, Mobile App, And Cloud Storage For HD Officer-Worn Video System
Digital Ally has announced several new options for its FirstVu™ HD Officer-Worn Video System, including live streaming capabilities that allow real-time remote situational awareness during incidents. All that is required is a Wi-Fi hotspot, such as that provided by a vehicle cell modem or mobile phone, to transmit high quality video at 30 FPS (frames […]
Volatile Holy Land Heightens Security For Papal Visit
The upcoming pilgrimage to the Holy Land by Pope Francis —best known as The People’s Pope— is likely to prove a major headache for local security forces tasked with his security. The pontiff’s first stop will be Jordan, where he arrives on Saturday. Early the following day, he leaves for the West Bank town of […]