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October 18, 2007

Citizen surveillance prevails in Oregon civil suit

Frank Waterhouse had a major victory against the City of Portland when he was acquitted of charges of criminal trespass and disorderly contact. Now, he and three others are suing the Portland Police department for damages, claiming the police violated their constitutional rights when they tried to film a property search in May 2006. See video from Waterhouse's camera inside....

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Posted by Jennifer on October 18, 2007 7:49 AM

November 1, 2007

Take-N-Bake pizza employees go beyond the call of duty

Intrepid employees at a Wood Village, OR Papa Murphy's restaurant helped end a two-week robbing spree - by fingering the thief after he tried to rob their store again. Thanks to a combination of physical evidence on surveillance cameras, the suspect's license plate number and some quick thinking, Papa Murphy's employees identified Robert James Peart as the thief who had struck their store, as well as several other pizza chains and tanning salons in the days since October 21.

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Posted by Jennifer on November 1, 2007 1:10 PM

January 23, 2008

UK introduces regulations for home security cameras


Home surveillance in the UK is on the rise. With its citizens already holding the status of most-recorded people in the world, Britons and Scots have turned to household security cameras with hopes that IP cameras placed around their house will work as well as the myriad of security cameras that record them when in public places.

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Posted by Jennifer on January 23, 2008 8:10 AM

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