Hi Rob,
The camera's under discussion within RCID are specifically designed to be pro-active. They use the latest in Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) software which, combined with an extensive data base of vehicles used or suspected to have been used in crime, will alert the NHW, SAPS, Metro Police and Private Security to the presence of these vehicles as they enter the Observatory area. This will be done via email to smartphones, tablets, etc. or via SMS. The Overview Camera (which is mounted alongside the LPR) is then manually controlled so that an operator (NHW Member?) may follow the vehicle as law enforcement/private security personal are en route to intercept. Cameras are a great asset, but with the correct software (LPR) and response mechanism (SAPS, ADT, Private Security) will provide Observatory with an exceptional level of security against vehicle-borne criminal elements. 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Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email." -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Gaylard Sent: 27 March 2012 06:50 PM To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch Subject: [obsnw] Re: FW: RCID : CAMERAS FOR RCID ! (26th March 2012) Hello all My response to the latest google group conversation about CCTV cameras! I listened with incredulity to the claims made by JP Smith on Cape Talk at lunchtime today! Unless I see some evidence that the 7 existing Cyclops cameras (in Obs) are effective in (a) preventing crime, and (b) leading to the arrest of perpetrators of crime, I will certainly not be contributing money for CCTV cameras. Could our reps on the CPF ask for recent statistics? In June 2010, after many emails, I managed to extract the folowing stats from Robert Young, then head of the Metro Police: Strategic Surveillance Unit Incident Detail Report Date From: 1/1/2010 Date To: 2/6/2010 Region: West Area: Woodstock Crime 26 Non-Crime 76 Arrests 0 Total Incidents 102 Responses Ambulance 1 CID 45 Law Enforcement 1 SAPS 42 Traffic Dept. 9 Total Responses 98 NOTE THAT THESE STATS COVERED ALL THE CAMERAS IN THE WOODSTOCK PRECINCT - not just the 7 cameras in Obs. You will notice that in six months the cameras only picked up only 26 crime-related incidents, and that NO arrests were made. I.E. The cameras were EXTREMELY INEFFECTIVE at detecting or preventing crime. I spent two years attending ONW and SEctor 1 meetings with Woodstock SAPS, and during this time never heard any positive feedback about the cameras from SAPS. Responding to these incidents seems to have been a waste of police time and resources. 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