Posted on 11/14/2018 7:34:18 PM PST by Kaslin
Well, it’s happening in more places than just Baltimore, but they probably need the help more than most cities. The subject at hand is the trend of police departments solving crimes in greater numbers because of the increasing number of home and business owners who have external security cameras monitoring their property… and the street beyond. As this report from CBS Baltimore indicates, some cases which might otherwise have gone cold wound up being solved in short order.
When police needed a break to solve a high-profile murder in Federal Hill this year, they turned to neighbors who protect their own homes with security cameras.
For the first time ever, enough homeowners in Maryland have security cameras or video doorbell systems that police can tap into to solve crimes before they turn cold.
It’s like having dozens of police officers responding to a crime scene — except in reality it’s only a few officers.
That’s how local police are describing a relatively new crime-fighting tool that uses video from doorbell and security cameras to identify criminals and solve crimes.
That’s what happened in September when 25-year-old Timothy Moriconi was walking home from a relative’s house when someone came up and shot him in the head, apparently as part of a robbery gone bad. A person who lived in the vicinity heard the shot and went out to look, but the shooter was gone. The police were called, but Moriconi was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Nobody saw anything and there were no leads.
But the cops noticed that several of the residents in the area had security cameras installed on their homes and asked for the video. Soon they had a picture of the car used by the person fleeing the scene. Then from another camera, they had the license number. And now the suspect is in jail. Apparently, that’s happening more and more. As the price of these doorbell cameras and external security cams continues to come down, more and more homeowners and businesses are installing them. As long as they’re willing to turn over their recordings to the cops, it will be harder for people to commit crimes on the streets with impunity.
Of course, there’s one question hanging over this subject which I just have to ask. Every time I write anything about red light cameras, license plate readers or facial recognition technology, the libertarians come out of the woodwork screaming about how it’s an invasion of privacy and a plot by the government to monitor everyone’s movements and deprive them of their liberty.
Well… how about this? Is this okay? Are cameras installed by private citizens on their own property who then turn over video footage to the police something you can finally be comfortable with and give us a better chance of solving crimes? Or was this just unfair to the killer of Timothy Moriconi? Perhaps the cops should have been denied the video and left to sniff around the curb hoping the shooter left a trail of breadcrumbs.
If we get to the point where external home security cameras are so ubiquitous entire cities and towns are almost completely covered, criminals will eventually get the message. It’s certainly a cheaper solution than trying to afford a cop on every street corner in the country.
When the Islamic Muslims move into your neighborhood, they will have 5 doorbells installed, because 5 families live in that house, trashing up the neighborhood.
Cameras are the least of your worries.
Islamic dirtbag poverty, will be the big problem.
Animals crap.
Mother nature created it that way. Blame her.
Dogs poop.
When people complain about dogs pooping, that means you live in the wrong place. You picked the place, not the dog.
I laugh my arsh off when big city folks complain about dogs pooping.
That means Democrats have herded you into a tight corral. You become the animal. LOL.
It’s all fine for now BUT:
Who really thinks it will STAY where cops come and ASK to see your footage..?
No way.
How it’s going to go:
There will be some $$ incentive to HOST a camera that belongs to the COPS, and the cops then OWN the footage.
When one of theirs does a REAL Rodney King..?
That footage will go bye-bye immediately. And everyone will soon have to presume they get on camera 1,000 time daily, as in London today.
No; humans still do tbhis.
The cameras merely provide more evidence.
Thank you.
Oh; one other thing.
You may want to remove the sock from the bedroom camera before the alarm gets sent; again.
LMAO.
He shot the kid, just because kid knocked on the door?
Must be nice to be you. My next door neighbors have a large albeit pretty friendly dog. He jumps my fence with ease. No worries. But, while I haven’t said anything yet, I’m thinking of asking them if while they are cleaning the massive piles from their yard, they wander over to mine too. I shouldn’t have to care for their dog.
One of my cousins was murdered in Baltimore this summer. She had recently installed security cameras around the outside of her home. The camera footage helped the police to determine who the suspect was and the timeline. The suspect was caught and is now awaiting trial.
We don’t have security cameras....We don’t even have an automatic thermostat (that we use). And we hate the chips in all the kitchen appliances...saw a fancy dancy hotplate in a catalog last night that had bluetooth, etc...sheesh. Yes, people are installing this stuff on their own...NOT US..but, I’m planning ways to get around them in the future. :>}
Nope, you got it wrong. When people's dogs poop on someone else's property, it means their owner is an a**hole. True most of the time, including those who defend the practice. And it's usually Democrats or their followers.
Maybe not the police but home insurance companies ... that might be possible. Or at least give you a break on your insurance costs.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Somebody needs to.
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