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Hollywood, FL: Video clip center of Police probe

August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict

David Smiley from the Miami Herald has an interesting story of how a dashboard mounted camera with audio captured police allegedly framing a DWI suspect.
A video that once again has the Hollywood Police Department investigating allegations of corruption against its officers went undiscovered for months because a DVD filed March in court did [...]

Sumner County jail: shower camera mis-use leads to charges and firing

July 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Public Policy Failure

In a case of who's watching the watcher – the watcher has been busted. Cynthia Williams from WSMV reports:
Corrections Officer Joshua Woodard admitted to using jail security cameras to zoom in on two female inmates who were taking showers last Monday, said police.
It turned out Woodard was being watched, too; there was [...]

Pontiac, MI: Teacher charged with assault

July 6th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict

// Pontiac, MI is the latest city to follow the 3 step shuffle:

Install a pricey surveillance system
Capture city employee doing something wrong
Tax payers foot massive settlement fee

According to WXYZ:
The incident happened at Pontiac Central High School. The teen, Davion Hudson, is standing in the hallway before the start of class in the morning. His world [...]

Audio-less surveillance camera creates ambiguous evidence

July 5th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict

According to the Mercury News, an Atherton public works supervisor claims woman set him up for harassment lawsuit underneath a indoor surveillance camera.
An Atherton public works supervisor on trial for allegedly grabbing a female officer inside the town police station testified Tuesday that she took him to a break room and inexplicably pushed him away [...]

Grand jury to investigate if judge damaged car

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Private Surveillance Leading Practice

In another round of civil service workers not acting very civil, the Houston Chronicle has an interesting article and non-grainy video of a man keying his neighbors Range Rover while walking his dog.

Judge Woody Densen, 69, could be charged with felony criminal mischief. Prosecutors have reviewed the video, which the neighbor [...]

Los Angeles MTA security guards caught giving the smack-down to commuters

May 18th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict

In another round of "CCTV cameras make the world safer", the question that keeps coming up is safer from who?!
The LA Times is reporting today about repeated assualts by the guards which have prompted about 11 investigations.
"They are not meant to be acting as police officers," said Sheriff's Cmdr. Dan Finkelstein, who oversees [...]

Austin PD caught running red lights

May 6th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict

When cities are a victim of their own success, Red Light Cameras (RLCs) are the flawed method to fix intersection problems.
Having been caught red handed the Austin PD Chief defends his officers even though protocol for running red lights requires having lights and sirens on.
To provide a legal loophole "whitelist" of vehicles that can run lights, senate Bill 398 is [...]

CCTV footage as self-indicting evidence

May 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict

Surveillance video is supposed to keep the population safer. At least that's the argument. Lately, however, camera footage is surfacing that shows that our civil servants aren't so.. well, um, civil.
When Evidence From Surveillance Cameras Leads to Charges Against Officers
Two Officers Accused of Raping an Intoxicated Woman They Escorted Home
Embedded video from CNN [...]

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