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December 19, 2006
Security Cameras in Gaming
In an industry constantly facing threats of cheats, theft and fraud, from customers and employees, security cameras are an essential element of a successful casino or other gaming operation.
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Posted by Jennifer on December 19, 2006 7:28 AM
February 14, 2007
Surveillance Footage used to Identify Fraud Suspect
Thanks to surveillance cameras at Nordstrom department stores in the Portland, OR area, police and FBI agents have identified Jamie Lynn Bacon, of Beaverton, OR, as the thief who has defrauded Nordstrom of nearly $10,000 since fall 2006.
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Posted by Jennifer on February 14, 2007 11:47 AM
February 23, 2007
Surveillance Cameras Catch Metal Thieves
Booming economies in China and India, along with record amounts of construction in the US and the rest of the western world, have created an extremely high demand for raw construction metals like copper and steel. Contractors and electricians complain about the soaring costs of metal as thieves ransack incomplete buildings, stripping copper wire and pipes to sell for scrap. Scrap metal thieves have become so brazen as to risk their lives - one man recently died trying to strip live electrical wire from a transformer.
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Posted by Jennifer on February 23, 2007 12:07 PM
February 27, 2007
Texas Jail Requests More Surveillance
Fifty nine video surveillance cameras currently watch over the Guadalupe county jail, and officials want more. Concerned with drug trafficking and prisoner safety, Sheriff Arnold Zwicke is requesting the replacement of 15 current cameras and the addition of 45 more, bringing the total to 104.
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Posted by Jennifer on February 27, 2007 2:54 PM
March 2, 2007
Wide Video Surveillance Watch Shuts Down NYC Robbery Spree
In New York City, a trio of thieves has been pilfering local Duane Reade pharmacy outlets on a consistent basis since mid-January. The spree intensified last week when the burglars upped their workload to two heists per day, reeling in tens of thousands of dollars along the way. What the thieves didn't know was that security officials had been methodically planning their capture. On Monday, Feb. 26, that plan came to fruition. 140 plainclothes officers were staked throughout Manhattan's 47 Duane Reade stores. Officers in a central observation room then monitored video surveillance footage fed from each store's security camera system.
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Posted by Dan on March 2, 2007 10:49 AM
March 6, 2007
Published Surveillance Image Helps Police Nab Bellingham Bank Robber
In Bellingham, WA, a newspaper reader helped police track down a Bank of America robbery suspect. Video surveillance of the robbery produced a clean image of the suspect, which was then released by police to the media and published in the Feb. 27 edition of The Bellingham Herald. A Herald reader recognized the man in the surveillance video image and phoned the authorities with his identity.
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Posted by Dan on March 6, 2007 10:47 AM
March 12, 2007
Hospital Surveillance Catches Baby Snatcher
Covenant Medical Center's advanced security system is regarded as one of the reasons why 5 day old Mychael Dawodu is safe with her parents.
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Posted by Jennifer on March 12, 2007 9:54 AM
April 20, 2007
IP video essential element of Russian municipal surveillance
The town of Kazan, like many other cities in Russia, has been an seat of trade, government and culture for hundreds of years. However, with modern crises like a dense-evergrowing population, street crime, vandalism and a steady traffic flow, maintaining security has proven to be a bit of a challenge.
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Posted by Jennifer on April 20, 2007 1:23 PM
April 24, 2007
CCTV Footage Identifies Suspect in Cricket Murder
After the surprising and tragic slaying of Pakistani national cricket coach Bob Woolmer at the world championships in Jamaica, authorities have revealed that they have identified a suspect in the case thanks to digitally enhanced surveillance footage.
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Posted by Jennifer on April 24, 2007 12:01 PM
April 26, 2007
Retail surveillance catches arson in the act
For most arsons, the thrill of watching their tinder burn is what keeps them coming back for more. However, after setting a dumpster full of donated clothes and toys on fire, Macomb, IL arson Walter Neill has probably seen his last blaze.
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Posted by Jennifer on April 26, 2007 1:55 PM
May 3, 2007
Co-opted surveillance system nabs reckless driver
Police in Brooklyn, NY have used a surveillance system once used by criminals to track activities around their hideout to incriminate a drunk driver responsible for a tragic accident on Monday.
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Posted by Jennifer on May 3, 2007 12:52 PM
May 8, 2007
Meeting surveillance aids in foiling of terrorist plot
Six men described as "Islamic radicals" were arrested Tuesday morning, accused of plotting to enter a military base and murder "as many soldiers as possible." The men, described as nationals of the former nation of Yugoslavia, were incriminated thanks to video footage taken of a planning meeting.
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Posted by Jennifer on May 8, 2007 9:14 AM
May 17, 2007
Mall Security Cameras Help Police Identify Hit and Run Suspects
Surveillance cameras are playing a key role in the investigation of a hit and run accident that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Tiffany Bottenfield in Welland, Ontario. The incident took place at the intersection of Rosewood and Aqueduct, near the Seaway Mall. A mall supervisor assisted the Niagara Regional Police in scouring through footage from the mall's 33 security cameras searching for the suspects based solely on their physical description.
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Posted by Dan on May 17, 2007 2:47 PM
June 5, 2007
Have you seen Kelsey? Security cameras have
Eighteen year old Kelsey Smith has been missing since the evening of Saturday, June 2. Overland Park, KS law enforcement have used the traditional methods of looking for a missing person - canvassing, search parties, and offering rewards. But this time, feed from a surveillance camera inside a Target store may help find Kelsey quicker than before.
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Posted by Jennifer on June 5, 2007 10:09 AM
November 12, 2007
Surveillance video could play key role in Bollea trial
Surveillance video from a Clearwater, FL security camera could be the turning point in an investigation into a near-fatal accident involving Nick Bollea (son of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan).
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Posted by Jennifer on November 12, 2007 2:27 PM
November 28, 2007
Hialeah, FL police use surveillance to end game of tag with graffiti artists
It's more than common - graffiti, street art, vandalism, tagging...Whatever word you choose to assign to it, it's pervasive. Police and law enforcement around the world have been playing a game of cat-and-mouse with graffiti artists for years, only able to follow clues and witness accounts to prosecute street artists - who often slink and spray under the cover of darkness.
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Posted by Jennifer on November 28, 2007 4:15 PM
December 3, 2007
Coca-cola offering sugary reward for identification of thieves on surveillance footage
Vending machine designers have struggled for years to stay one step ahead of would-be snack food cons; adding features that make pilfering candy and sodas difficult and not worth it for the petty thief. A string of vending machine break-ins and thefts in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania has prompted major action from Coca Cola - who's pulling out all the stops to find two men suspected of major vending machine theft.
Posted by Jennifer on December 3, 2007 7:57 AM
December 6, 2007
Optex IP surveillance cameras save zoo animals from theft
Drusillas Park, a 15 acre small-animals zoo in the UK, recently added a series of Optex IP cameras to protect its animal tenants, which include meerkats, owls, gibbons, otters, and attractions like a Thomas the Tank Engine train ride.
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Posted by Jennifer on December 6, 2007 12:59 PM
December 17, 2007
Video surveillance: it's not just for big cities anymore
In the small town of Sergnano, Italy, which employs just two police offers to protect 3,000 inhabitants, an IP camera system has been deterring and catching criminals-- particularly vandals-- so successfully that the system paid for itself within a year of its implementation. The system covers an area of thirteen square kilometers, which made traditional analog CCTV impossibly expensive. Instead, IndigoVision, the company that installed the system, came up with a combined wired and wireless network for the cameras, facilitating cost-effective IP surveillance of remote areas.
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Posted by Jennifer on December 17, 2007 3:01 PM
January 14, 2008
Louisiana State adds campus surveillance cameras to improve student safety
The shock of a recent double homicide on the Louisiana State University campus has had the school's security forces scrambling to find new ways to keep Tiger students safe in their studies.
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Posted by Jennifer on January 14, 2008 9:30 AM
January 21, 2008
Scottish police officers first to try built-in uniform security cameras
In an effort to further reduce crime in the city of Tayside, the Scottish city has decided to outfit its police force with a tiny video surveillance camera mounted directly onto the uniform starting next June. Tayside has been at the forefront of surveillance technology before - it was the first Scottish town to add security cameras to patrol bikes in 2006.
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Posted by Jennifer on January 21, 2008 2:19 PM
January 25, 2008
South Carolina neighborhood fighting for security cameras
It all started in December - random gun shots fired around the Gable Oaks neighborhood (in Columbia, SC) entered an apartment building and killed a 32-year old woman in her sleep. Shootings have continued - some bullets penetrating the walls of more residences, leaving residents petrified of leaving the inner sanctums of their homes - let alone going outside. City council members and the Gable Oaks tenant association believe the situation is at its boiling point, and have proposed the installation of several neighborhood security cameras to help combat the shots.
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Posted by Jennifer on January 25, 2008 8:02 AM
March 12, 2008
Video surveillance footage could prove San Francisco accused innocent
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval to a citywide measure that would allow defendants in criminal cases to use recordings from the city's surveillance cameras to prove their innocence. The measure passed by a vote of 7 to 2, and it will require the city to hold on to the footage from 74 cameras for at least 30 days. However, city officials say that this is not possible with the city's existing equipment.
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Posted by Jennifer on March 12, 2008 3:14 PM
July 10, 2008
Pet surveillance camera catches dognapper in action
Teddy the Pomeranian has been missing for over two months and his owner has been looking for him ever since. She came so close to be reuniting with Teddy - until he was dognapped. A surveillance camera stationed in the examining room of a veterinarian's office captured the whole affair.
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Posted by Jennifer on July 10, 2008 2:27 PM
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