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Bust a drug dealer, buy some security cameras in downtown Mt. Clemens

  By securitycameradirectory | February 20, 2012 - 4:51 pm | security cameras
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I couldn’t help but repost this blog I read. I love the fact that a drug dealer’s money went to something useful.  Also, it helps that I’m from Missouri and can probably guess what drug it was that was making this money. You never here about where the money from a $2M drug bust actually goes…

Convicted drug dealers in Macomb County are indirectly paying for new security cameras that have been installed in downtown Mount Clemens to help police patrolling the city and provide for a safer community.

The $70,000 cost of purchasing and installing three new surveillance cameras is coming from the Macomb County Sheriff’s drug forfeiture account, which is at $1 million county officials said at a news briefing on Wednesday.

“It’s their way of giving back to the community,” Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said, half jokingly.


Dispatchers in the sheriff’s office are able to monitor downtown activity on one large monitor that contains four panels of camera footage. A zoom lens function allows them to zero in on the action and provides a clear enough image to read a license plate.

The cameras were erected in strategic locations including the Roskopp parking lot behind the Emerald Theatre, at Main Street and Macomb Place, and the parking lot behind Buffalo Wild Wings. Four more are planned by November.

Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said the cameras film 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That way, if something breaks out that escapes a dispatcher’s view, the footage can be reviewed at a later time.

“From a law enforcement perspective, we’re pretty much watching the downtown area from the dispatch center,” Wickersham said.

Macomb County officials speak on surveillance cameras paid for with drug moneyMount Clemens Mayor Barb Dempsey said downtown business owners welcomed the additional layer of security because people coming into town will feel better knowing someone is watching out for them. The move will also free up deputies to work the city’s neighborhoods, she added.

“We are the entertainment capital of the east side,” Dempsey said. “We want people to come down at all hours of the day or evening and enjoy what we have to offer. We want them to feel comfortable and with this technology, they will feel comfortable.”

The surveillance cameras have the ability to rotate 360 degrees and can provide high resolution images, said Russell Kudela, operations center director for the Macomb County Roads Department.

Hackel, the former county sheriff, said he saw the potential for additional video surveillance after becoming the county executive at the start of the year when he visited the roads department and observed the department’s traffic signal camera system.

About 100 major intersections in Macomb County have cameras tied into the department’s dispatch center that help dictate the timing of the traffic lights. Those cameras can also be accessed by the sheriff’s office.

“You’ll be absolutely amazed at the technology,” Hackel said. “We’re trying to light up the city to make people feel safe. If you’re planning on committing a crime, now is not the time in Mount Clemens.”


Officer in New Mexico caught in the act by security camera

  By securitycameradirectory | February 20, 2012 - 4:49 pm | security cameras
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I thought this was an interesting story. It just goes to show that even when you’re in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico, you can still be caught on camera. Security camera systems are great for keeping criminals and authorities in line… thanks, paranoid NM ranch owner.

Posted from NYDailyNews.com

A decorated New Mexico state police officer may lose his badge after security cameras allegedly caught him having sex on the hood of a car while on duty, according to local reports.

In still photos from the video, the officer is seen in full uniform standing between the legs of a woman lying on the hood of a black sedan. The car is not a police vehicle.

The officer and the woman were filmed by cameras posted at a remote ranch that is owned by Santa Fe County, local news station KOB reported Monday.


It’s unclear when the two were filmed. But it appears the only witness to the rendezvous was a Chihuahua.

KOB said it obtained the video from the Santa Fe Sheriff’s office on Monday after filing a request for public records two weeks ago.

State police officials said in a statement that the officer has been put on administrative leave.

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“The internal affairs investigation is complete, now we are awaiting a final decision on any disciplinary action that could be taken,” state police said in a statement.

Meanwhile, New Mexico locals were calling for the officer’s badge.

“With that kind of judgment, you don’t want him carrying a weapon,” Albuquerque local Albert Loma told KOB. “I think it’s an embarrassment to the state patrol. They should be ashamed.”

“[It's an] inappropriate use of our tax money, I mean we pay these guys,” local resident Jacob Powers said.

Neither the officer nor the woman has been named.

But KOB identified the kinky cop as a former police officer of the year who once served on ex-Gov. Bill Richardson’s security detail.

The cop also busted a well-known criminal defendant in May who later escaped while officers were filling out paperwork. The suspect allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman before he was recaptured, police said.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert Garcia said that he would not press charges against the frisky officer and his paramour because it doesn’t appear any county laws were broken.

The two were not in public view and no one witnessed the act, Garcia said.

“I understand the public’s uproar in regards to something like this,” Garcia told Albuquerque’s KOAT television. “We can’t allow something like this to tarnish the entire law enforcement community.”


Between security cameras, social networking and word of mouth…

  By securitycameradirectory | February 20, 2012 - 4:48 pm | security cameras
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Story Created: Sep 4, 2011 at 9:38 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Sep 4, 2011 at 9:38 AM AKDT

Thursday morning didn’t start out so well for Anchorage School District Superintendent Carol Comeau.

“I was coming from a meeting downtown and I was told that West High had been broken into and there was substantial damage,” Comeau said Sunday, walking through the back yard of her South Anchorage home.

“It’s just stupid to begin with, that they think they’re going to get away with it.”

Students had overturned desks, destroyed supplies and sprayed a fire extinguisher throughout several classrooms, but the five teeneagers responsible were caught red-handed by school security cameras.

“Before the day was very far gone, the students had been arrested and identified and we’re moving to recommend to the school board that they be expelled,” Comeau said.

The district draws a hard line on property destruction, and Comeau said it’s much more than an innocent prank.


“We don’t just say one size fits all, but there are some crimes that rise to a very high level very quickly,” she said.

Vandalism is one of those crimes.

Several weeks ago, arsonists at Fairview Elementary School caused more than $200,000 worth of damage when they set fire to the playground, and Comeau said the district has already far surpassed its $300,000 annual budget for repairing and cleaning up vandalism.

Just like the West High students arrested Thursday, the Fairview firebug was caught when the arson was recorded on school surveillance cameras, and it points to a growing trend.

“The cameras caught the action,” Comeau said. “We had students already talking about it.”

Between security cameras, social networking and word of mouth, it’s becoming easier than ever to identify exactly who’s behind the crimes.

While the high school vandals wore clown masks to cover their identity from security cameras, they were found out when they bragged about their costumes the next day on Facebook.

In 2003, three girls were arrested for vandalism at Dimond High School after they also bragged about their crimes on Facebook.

“it’s amazing to me,” Comeau said, laughing.

So while crime never paid in the first place, today’s digital world is making sure it never will.

 

I thought this story painted a pretty interesting picture about today’s landscape for crime fighting. It seems like social media may be a huge benefactor for the court systems. I wonder how long it takes before someone  is convicted solely from evidence on social media… something like a facebook post or tweet. It seems incredibly scary to me to think that those channels could hold such power. They seem easily abused to me.

Till next time…


all cities under 24 hour surveillance… required by state in India

  By securitycameradirectory | February 20, 2012 - 4:39 pm | security cameras
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Even though I feel like I enable “big brother” here in the U.S., stories like this make me feel a bit better that we haven’t gotten this far.

 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Friday said that all the cities and towns would be gradually brought under the 24-hour camera surveillance system in a bid to check crimes and ensure the safety of the people.

He was speaking after commissioning the new surveillance cameras installed in the city by the State Police as part of the Traffic and Security Surveillance Programme.

Chandy said that the camera surveillance system would be very effective in checking crimes, especially acts of violation of traffic rules, a major problem faced by the authorities.

The abundance of high speed vehicles on the roads has also resulted in a major increase in the number of accidents. Thesurveillance system, once installed, would erase the mentality of the people that they can get away easily after violating rules if a policeman is not around.


He also said that the State Government would provide full support to the State Police to expand the existing security systems and maintain their efficacy. Through the programme, the Police intend to bring the entire city under their constant surveillance by installing 190 camera units at all vital locations. The programme is simultaneously being implemented in Ernakulam and Kozhikode cities too.

The police aim to install a total of over 300 cameras at 103 different locations in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode under the programme. Minister for Transport V S Sivakumar, Thiruvananthapuram City Corporation Mayor K Chandrika, Director General of Police Jacob Punnoose and City Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham also attended the commissioning of new surveillance cameras.