Monday, December 31, 2007

Surveillance Photos Released of Convenience Store Robber

Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff's Office are calling on the public to help identify a convenience store robber.

Hall County Sheriff's Major Jeff Strickland said his office now has a better look at the man who robbed a convenience store this week.

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Surveillance Released Of Mom, Daughter Leaving Mall Before Killings

Police released surveillance video on Friday showing a mother and daughter leaving a Boca Raton mall last week moments before they were found shot dead.

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Friday, December 21, 2007

Technology Helps Locate Suspects In Construction Site Theft

Technology Helps Locate Suspects In Construction Site Theft - Money News Story - WISC Madison: "Police said thieves swiped five boxes of aluminum siding from a Veridian home construction site in the Heather Glen neighborhood Saturday.

But along with the metal, police said the thieves also picked up a tracking device hidden inside the boxes.

Veridian has had so much trouble with aluminum thefts that the company hired a private investigator, WISC-TV reported."


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Sneaky Sex, Spooky Scenes: 'Look' Flick Eyes Voyeuristic Surveillance

Sneaky Sex, Spooky Scenes: 'Look' Flick Eyes Voyeuristic Surveillance: "Prefaced by a factoid asserting that 30 million surveillance cameras in the United States capture images of the average American 200 times a day, Look dramatizes a week in the life of department-store sex addicts, a high school seductress, a pedophile, a 'straight' family man who's having an affair with a gay lawyer, convenience-store slackers and thieves who've stashed a body in the trunk of their car. The gimmick: Everything is filmed from the perspective of security cameras."

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Latvia Buys Surveillance Radars From U.S. Lockheed Martin

Latvia will buy two long-range air surveillance radars from the U.S. Lockheed Martin Corporation in a deal worth $44 million, the company's official website said.

As part of the deal, Latvia's National Armed Forces will acquire "two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable air surveillance radar systems, as well as options for long-term technical support," the site said.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Wanted: Convention Surveillance

Denver police want more eyes in the sky to watch activities on the streets near the Pepsi Center and along the 16th Street Mall in preparation for August's Democratic National Convention.

The police hope to install at least 20 high-tech video cameras in the downtown core area that will be able to capture images as detailed as faces and license plates, said Sgt. Ernie Martinez of the Police Department.

Officials are searching for funds to install the cameras by spring, Martinez said.


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Surveillance Shows Speeding Train, Other Trains On Tracks

An Amtrak train was going about 25 mph over the speed limit moments before it hit a stationary freight train on the city's South Side on Friday, injuring dozens of people, federal officials said over the weekend.

The Amtrak train's engineer told investigators he realized the speed limit was 15 mph in that stretch of track but accelerated to 40 mph anyway, National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Robert Sumwalt told reporters.


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Surveillance Images Show Fraud Suspects

Police in Naugatuck are investigating cases of identity theft and credit-card fraud.

Officers are searching for a man who stole a VISA gift card from a local Big Y store. Police said the man made purchases throughout the state using the card.

Police are also investigating a case of identity theft in the town. About 15 fraudulent accounts have been opened throughout the state using the resident's identity, police said.

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