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.
A Swiss and Italian team developed a drone system that enables the UAVs to use video images and an algorithm to help hikers find the right path.
City Council hopes to extend the contract with SST to continue using the ShotSpotter technology.
MPD has used Hikvision analog and IP cameras since 2007 and recently built a crime center that monitors live video feeds.
The public housing developments experienced 52 murders in 2015 and 50 in 2014.
Orland Park is the first municipal police department in Illinois to operate its own drone.
The cameras will be placed at mostly residents’ homes, including some churches and private businesses.
The cameras were installed as a ‘deterrence and investigative tool.’