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Rochester to install surveillance
cameras on streets
AP
Wednesday Aug 22, 2007
By late fall, Rochester will join cities like London, New York
and Chicago that use surveillance cameras to keep an eye on the
streets.
The Rochester City Council voted unanimously last night to authorize
a $1.5 million agreement to begin installation of wireless security
cameras around the city.
Police Chief David Moore says the cameras will be used to spot
drugs, guns and gangs. He says responding officers will have photos
of suspects available in their car computers when they arrive
on a scene, and police will be able to look at recordings of an
incident after the fact.
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The plan is to begin installing the cameras in November. Moore
says the city has enough state and federal funding on hand to
install 28 of them. The city is looking for more money to install
70 or more cameras around high-crime neighborhoods.
Mayor Robert Duffy says the city is considering whether police
officers, civilian employees or a mix of both should watch the
cameras.
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