It appears investigators solved an overnight mystery.
Residents in one downtown Atlanta community called police after they noticed at least two cameras mounted on street lamps near businesses close to West Peachtree and Baltimore Place. The residents said the cameras seemed to focus on the Atlanta skyline.
On Friday, investigators released a statement saying five people taken into custody in connection with the cameras did not appear to be involved in any crimminal activity.
FBI News Release:
"Regarding the suspicious cameras found in the downtown area of Atlanta, The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, along with the U.S. Secret Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service and Atlanta Police Department have conducted a thorough preliminary investigation. The individuals involved do not appear to have been involved in any criminal or terroristic activities."
Authorities said Georgia Traffic Incorporated planned to use the cameras in a study of seven interesections. The men taken into custody were doing their job.