Video Surveillance Cameras Help Police in Pa. Arrest Suspected Killer
Police say Shamir Hunter was seen on security camera footage in the area where Steven Esworthy was beaten to death while walking home from his brother’s wedding.
Police say Shamir Hunter was seen on security camera footage in the area where Steven Esworthy was beaten to death while walking home from his brother’s wedding.
In a time where the Chicago Police Department cannot add more officers, having access to more surveillance cameras would be a “huge deterrent” for crime.
At least 20 shootings have occurred along the freeways since November, with most appearing to be gang related.
Previously, the police department was only able to store two weeks’ worth of video.
A person can challenge law enforcement’s decision to withhold the release of the footage to the public.
Police encourage the public to let police do the confronting in these types of situations.
The cameras are being installed in a neighborhood where several shootings and homicides have occurred in recent years.
Francine Barnes believes the same men who broke into her home on Monday morning also beat her son to death. Charles Barnes was found dead later that day.
Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist says the program will help identify criminals and shorten investigations.
In Manhattan Beach, Calif., the registration of cameras will create a map for police of where cameras to gather video evidence of crimes.