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Law Enforcement Archives
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Don't feed the meters
There are approximately 17,000 parking meters and 4,100 blocks of residential parking permit zones in Washington, DC. In a city with a vast and efficient public transportation system, it would seem that parking for employees, residents, and shoppers wouldn't be a problem.
Think again.
May 9, 2008
Philadelphia invests $9 million in video surveillance system
What value can be placed on the fight against crime? For the city of Philadelphia, try $9 million. That's how much the city recently spent for a state-of-the-art surveillance system that includes a high-tech video monitoring center and sophisticated cameras that are currently being installed throughout the city.
Apr 11, 2008
Video part of integrated security solution at busy Canadian border
Three bridges span the Niagara River between the United States and Canada -- the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, the Rainbow Bridge, and the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. Together, they account for nearly $26 billion in annual cross-border trade between the two countries, which works out to nearly12 million passages every year.
Mar 12, 2008
Deterring trouble in paradise
Florida's Treasure Coast may look like a subtropical slice of heaven in the brochures, but law enforcement officials still need to deal with criminal activity.
Feb 14, 2008
Your face or mine?
On Jan. 28, 2001, Super Bowl XXXV security officials in Tampa, FL, used a face recognition system to scan the faces in the crowd and compare them against a database of images containing sought-after suspects. Over a dozen matches were made -- all of them false positive.
Jan 22, 2008
Documenting disaster
Life in southern California sounds dreamy, with its reputation of pristine beaches, balmy year-round temperatures, and everlasting blue skies. But in October, California showed its darker side when wildfires rumbled through thousands of acres and destroyed hundreds of homes in San Diego County.
Jan 3, 2008
Colorado town protects new rec center with IP surveillance
Vandalism and violence are ever-present threats for public facilities. So when the Town of Parker, CO, decided to build a new 100,000-square-foot recreation center housing two regulation basketball/volleyball courts, an inline hockey rink, and an artificial turf field (among other facilities), it wanted its investment protected by video surveillance.
Nov 12, 2007
'Sheriff News Network' shares information with Polk County
Florida's Polk County has a population of 550,000 situated within 210,000 square miles, an area roughly the size of Rhode Island.
Oct 12, 2007
Research center improves security with wireless video
Located on a one square mile campus in Richland, WA, the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory looks more like a university campus than a government research and development center.
Sep 19, 2007
LEVA Conference heads to Canada
Celebrating its 18th year, the Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association's annual conference is being held at the Westin Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Aug 22, 2007
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