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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Power Outages Hamper Pakistan Surveillance Cameras Work
Karachi, Pakistan: After spending more than a billion rupees on video surveillance of the city, the Sindh police are finding it hard to operate some 800 cameras round the clock amid frequent power outages with the result that sometimes footage of high-profile attacks remains unavailable to them. Sources said the police had asked K-Electric (KE) […]
Police Use New Tool To Source Crowds For Evidence
An annual spring party in a Southern California beach town devolved into a riot recently when revelers turned violent, rocking cars, smashing windows, and throwing rocks. Dozens were injured and about 50 people ended up in the hospital, including several police officers. Today, as authorities seek help with the investigation in Isla Vista, they’re employing […]
Surveillance Video Leads Arrest Of Teens Burglary Suspects In Redwood City
Two Redwood City, CA, teens were arrested for burglarizing a home in Redwood City recently, a police lieutenant said. The 17-year-old boys entered an unoccupied home through a second-story window in the 900 block of Glennan Drive, Lt. Sean Hart stated. They ransacked the home for valuables looking for items that were easily transportable, Hart […]
South Alabama Students React To Campus Safety And Arrest
Students at the University of South Alabama spoke out following the arrest in the case of an on campus sexual assault. South Alabama Police Chief Zeke Aull encourages students to alert the police department if they see anything suspicious or out of the ordinary, following the recent crime. “We feel like we have a very […]
Emerging Trend: Police Tampering Surveillance Systems: Half Of LAPD Squad Cars
Many who are concerned with the possibility of police abuse of power, are comforted by the continuous presence of surveillance camera footage, capturing everything. Recent evidence of LAPD officers and others tampering with video and surveillance equipment, however, would seem to indicate that for some, the omnipresence of the camera is a problem. Equipment sabotage: […]
Los Gatos Police Say Downtown Crime Decreased In 2013
Crime in downtown Los Gatos decreased from 2012 to 2013, from 81 to 63 reported incidents. Police shared these statistics with merchants at a March 20 safety meeting that was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The downtown reporting area goes well beyond Santa Cruz Avenue and Main Street. Police noted that it encompasses the […]
Reading PA City Hall’s Video Safety Unit Helps Police Respond More Quickly
Shortly after 5 a.m. on a cold day in January, a crowd outside a club near 10th and Chestnut streets began to get unruly, pushing, shoving and yelling. Then a driver in a parked car backed it quickly, ramming another car full of people. More yelling, more pushing, more shoving – until two gunshots were fired as a warning, their flashes lighting up the darkness.Five seconds later, police arrived and the crowd dispersed before more shots were fired.How did police get there so fast?The disturbance had been caught on one of the 19 new security cameras city police installed last year. The cameras’ images were being monitored by civilians in a City Hall room full of big-screen televisions, computers and joysticks.Worried about the growing tumult, the civilians had radioed police a minute before the shots, suggesting they might want to calm the situation.The system worked.This second round of 19 security cameras, like the first round of 27 cameras, was bought with a federal grant.The entire system now costs a bit more than $300,000 a year to run, the equivalent of three police officers.Police Chief William M. Heim said it’s worth it."They don’t replace cops," he said of the cameras. "But their eyes are on the street in 46 places and record 24/7."The city police force has been cut about 20 percent from five years ago.The camera network "provides eyes in all these sections where we can’t have officers," said Sgt. Stephen Anderson, in charge of City Hall’s Video Safety […]
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San Diego City Council Backs Plan For Cop Cameras
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Multi Site IP-Camera Surveillance System Completed For Tonga Police
Praesidia Alliance Logo PRLog (Press Release) – Feb. 8, 2014 – Praesidia Alliance,Tonga, has received their final completion certificate for a multi site IP camera system installed for Tonga Police. The project was implemented by Tonga Police following funding from the Australian and New Zealand governments, with the completion certificate issued jointly by Australian Federal Police and New Zealand Police representatives. The CCTV system features Hikvision IP cameras and NVR’s with the main viewing console in Tonga Police Operations Centre and remote administration from Police Headquarters. Tonga Police had previously conducted a review of the Central Station watch-house to determine if there were any areas which could be improved upon. Recommendations included the need for a surveillance system. A contract was signed with Praesidia Alliance,Tonga, to suppy and install a CCTV system. The new system came online and extensive testing was then conducted. This system includes an advanced integrated security and CCTV networked system that captures the entire watch house. This facility now offers a safer environment for staff and prisoners. Policy and governance has been strengthened and training of staff in the new procedures commenced shortly after. Funding for this initiative was received from the Tonga Police Development Program (TPDP), which is a trilateral arrangement between Tonga Police, New Zealand Police and the Australian Federal Police which focuses on developing leadership and building an efficient and effective Policing service that has the trust and confidence of the community.
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A Legal Victory For Drones Warrants A Fourth Amendment Discussion
A recent legal decision in North Dakota that used evidence against an American citizen using a drone – and gathered without a warrant – raises some interesting arguments about the Fourth Amendment in the 21 st century. Rodney Brossart was sentenced to three years in prison in January for a June 2011 incident involving police, a neighbor, and six cows. (In the end, he will serve three months in prison and three months at home. ) At some point, local police borrowed a drone used by the border patrol to take photographic evidence during a confrontation between Brossart, his family members and a police SWAT team. Brossart’s lawyer wanted the case thrown out because the drone surveillance was conducted without a warrant. The attorney, Bruce Quick, said in March 2012 that, “it’s bizarre to me they would be using military drones for that purpose. … I don’t think those things are intended to be used for that.” State prosecutor Douglas Manbeck countered the anti-drone argument, saying there is “no existing case law that bars their use in investigating crimes.” In July 2012, State District Judge Joel Medd allowed the drone evidence to stand, saying, “there was no improper use of an unmanned aerial vehicle.” Brossart and his sons threatened and fought officers at the scene, in an armed standoff that was witnessed by the drone as it was used to show live video to police. The drone was also used to locate Brossart’s family before the confrontation. The Brossart […]
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Seattle PD Is Matching Mug Shots With High Tech
City Councilman Bruce Harrell, during an interview with Crosscut writers and editors The Seattle Police Department has drafted a new policy to guide the use of facial recognition software. The department, which came under criticism over earlier efforts to introduce new surveillance technologies, took steps to get outside advice during the development of the policy on facial recognition software. The software would allow police to check images of suspects against a database with 350,000 mug shots from King County. Photos in the database would be of people who’ve been arrested, fingerprinted and booked in jail. The department would purchase the “booking photo comparison software” with pending funds from a Department of Homeland Security grant. While the technology might give pause to some privacy advocates, the American Civil Liberties Union has backed the policy because it narrowly limits the department’s use of the computer system and sets clear rules for oversight. Under the policy, the department can only use the software to identify “a person whom an officer reasonably suspects may be involved in criminal activity.” This means that cops cannot use the technology to identify witnesses, victims or other crime scene bystanders. The department is also not allowed to connect the database to “live” surveillance feeds, including the city’s currently offline “mesh network.” “It would be a great way to expedite some searching we’re already doing,” Assistant Chief Carmen Best told a City Council committee on Wednesday. “This only allows us to do it much more quickly and much more […]
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Oakland Police Must Step Up Use Of Vest Cameras
If you’re an Oakland police officer, there are now three things you should not leave home without. Your badge, your gun and your trusty personal data recording device – more commonly called a vest camera. The most recently published report on the Oakland Police Department’s efforts to meet a set of decade-old, court-ordered reforms found the department slipped in making progress and noted that police officer use of vest cameras is still falling short. Independent monitor Robert Warshaw’s 16th quarterly report, which covered the period from July to September, said some officers failed to activate cameras at critical times while others went weeks without replacements waiting for broken cameras to be repaired. "In too many instances, there are questions about the measure to which personnel throughout the Department understand the use, review, and utility of these devices. During our early reviews of the (cameras) we found that officers often failed to activate their devices during interactions with subjects who were being arrested, and in incidents where force was used." Warshaw’s report also suggested that there was little oversight to ensure the cameras were used properly. Current department policy requires mandatory use of vest cameras by every officer who is issued one, said Interim Police Chief Sean Whent. The department has issued vest cameras to all of its 460 patrol officers and maintains a reserve supply of about 70, Whent said. But mandatory overtime, which requires detectives and sergeants to work patrol shifts, along with occasional equipment breakdowns, have created […]
San Jose, CA Police May Tap Residents’ Private Security Cameras
Police would be able to tap into San Jose residents’ private video cameras under a new proposal that would expand investigators’ watchful eye over the city but already is raising big brother-type privacy concerns. Councilman Sam Liccardo’s proposal, unveiled Thursday and set to be discussed by a City Council committee next week, would allow property owners voluntarily to register their security cameras for a new San Jose Police Department database. Officers then would be able to access the footage quickly after a nearby crime has occurred. It is the latest effort designed to shore up public safety in a city that has seen its reputation as one of the safest big cities in America take a hit in recent years as crime rates have surged and officers have left in droves. The issue is taking center stage heading into the June primary to replace outgoing Mayor Chuck Reed as five local leaders jockey for position as tough-on-crime candidates. Liccardo, among several council members running for mayor, unveiled the proposal in response to the string of arson fires that terrorized his downtown-area district this month. Police used surveillance videos provided voluntarily by nearby property owners as key evidence in identifying a suspect they arrested on suspicion of burning about a dozen buildings. "It became apparent that there’s a lot of evidence out there that residents want to provide," Liccardo said, predicting that the cost would be nominal because existing city technology employees could maintain the database. The new database "is […]
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CaughtOnCamera: Wild Arrest In Detroit
Detroit Police Department wild arrest caught on camera A wild arrest was caught on tape and only 7 Action News has obtained the video. There’s no disputing the traffic stop in Detroit turned ugly fast with fists flying between a cop and the woman he pulled over. The woman and her family say the officer was way out of line and the police say he was doing his job. This all happened in the parking lot of a party store on 7 Mile Road – where security cameras watch everything. It all began Sunday afternoon with the officer ticketing the woman for no seatbelt, no registration, no license and expired plates. But as the stop appeared to be wrapping up, words are exchanged – and everything went sideways. When the officer tried to place the woman under arrest, she wouldn’t cooperate and he took her down. It’s what happens next that the woman, her family and witnesses say is way out of line. The officer pulled out his handcuffs, and, in the struggle, appears to hit her. The store owner, who doesn’t want his face shown, says that’s when he stepped in. He says "he punched her twice on the face. I told the officer stop hitting her twice and that’s when he stopped." The woman ended up in the back of the patrol car moments later where her aunt captured her on cell phone video of her saying "he’s over there laughing and he’s just hit me over […]
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Activists Now Want Houston PD To Install More Dashcams
HOUSTON – Some activist wants more Houston Police Department vehicles to have dashcams. Right now, according to a Houston Chronicle report, only five percent of HPD cars have dashcams. The Dallas Police Department has dashcams in 55 percent of its fleet. Some activists believe more cameras could keep more people safe. That’s why community leaders took to Houston City Hall Tuesday afternoon. But Ray Hunt with the Houston Police Officers Union says the lack of dashcams doesn’t hinder officers from doing their jobs. “Last night there was a shooting that was nowhere near the car, a dashcam would have done nothing at all to capture any information there,” he said. He went on to say that in most questionable cases, video is available from other sources. In the case of Chad Holley, the robbery suspect who was beaten by HPD officers, the video was not from a dashcam, but from nearby security cameras. Recently, the department announced that 100 officers were equipped with body cameras and more could come. Print Woman fights off attacker in NW Harris County park Katy HS student accused of possessing a weapon at school appears in court Burglars use power grinder to try and break into bank’s drive-through ATM Houston police investigate fatal shooting of man in west Houston Student charged after ‘zip gun’ found at Seven Lakes High School Several arrested during raid of north Houston game room FBI releases photos of suspect in First Convenience Bank robbery Man shot once during […]
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