Lowell, Mass. to Expand Use of Video Surveillance Cameras in High-Crime Areas
The city will fund the new cameras with money from the budget that was initially set aside for a gunshot-detection system.
The city will fund the new cameras with money from the budget that was initially set aside for a gunshot-detection system.
The 10 new cameras would cost $90,000. The funding could come from a part of the budget initially set aside to hire more police officers.
Weymouth Mayor Robert Hedlund wants competitive bidding for the project before he approves it.
New IP-based security cameras will give administrators the capability to remotely view video footage on mobile devices.
The cameras are popular in the consumer electronics industry and the technology is even used in virtual reality headsets.
The cameras allow bus drivers to focus on the road instead of maintaining safety and order on the bus.
Marcos Sanchez, 23, disappeared in Wenatchee, Wash., on Saturday. Police have already received helpful surveillance footage to add to the timeline of his disappearance.
Bay Area Rapid Transit is spending $1.42 million to install IP cameras on all trains; technicians have already started installing the additional security cameras.
Other top videos include neighbors disputing over a Ten Commandments sign and a dog gets abandoned by its owner.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority says its $3.6 million security operations control center has proven hugely beneficial in solving crime since opening in November.