Fighting Crime From Above?

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Entries from January 6th, 2010

Newark Airport surveillance cameras don't record

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Public Surveillance Failure

Five months ago, a mentally disturbed man entered Laguardia Airport with a fake bomb attached to his body. The security officers tackled and subdued the wanne-be terrorist and then looked for the footage from the surveillance camera.  It turns out the groggy cameras were broken, pointing the wrong direction, or had very grainy footage.  Oy! [...]

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