Saturday, October 31, 2009

2,000 CCTV To Be Installed At Iskandar Malaysia

JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Two thousand units of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras costing RM41.4 million will be installed at Iskandar Malaysia by the end of 2010, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

He said the installation of the cameras was specified in the Iskandar Malaysia Security and Protection Master Plan aimed at turning the corridor into a Safe Town and achieving the National Key Result Area (NKRA), namely to reduce the street crime index by 20 per cent at the end of 2010.

"As a futuristic development area, Iskandar Malaysia must place the security aspects and Safe Town elements as its priority. This will give an impact and direct implication to the confidence of investors, tourists, foreigners and the local people on peace and safety in the area," he told reporters after the handing over of the police station and facilities in Danga Bay, here Saturday.

He said that besides the CCTV cameras, emphasis was also given on the deployment of auxiliary policemen which would involve an allocation of RM7 million as well as 138 Community Police Posts costing RM55 million.

At the same time, Hishammuddin urged more private companies to contribute in helping the government to provide facilities including community police stations, CCTV cameras, mobile police stations and patrol cars in the housing schemes developed.

Man on CCTV may hold key to savage attack

GARDAI are appealing for help from the public to identify a man who could hold vital information about a savage sex attack on a woman last year.

The woman was assaulted in Elmpark in Ranelagh, on the south side of Dublin, as she walked from South King Street in the city centre.

No arrests have been made in connection with the attack, which happened at around 2.30am on October 26, 2008. Gardai are anxious to speak to a man recorded on CCTV that night. He was dressed in a black coat, blue jeans and brown shoes. He has a receding hairline and appears to be in his late 20s or 30s.

"We are very keen to speak with this man. We have made exhaustive inquiries to date in relation to this very serious sexual assault, but have failed to identify this witness," Superintendent Finbarr O'Brien of Donnybrook garda station said.

"The investigation team here in Donnybrook would be very grateful for any assistance the community can provide."

The Irish Crimestoppers Trust previously offered a reward of €10,000 to anyone who might be able to shed light on the terrifying incident.

Anyone who feels they may know the man's identity or whereabouts is being urged to contact gardai at Donnybrook (01 666 9200), on the Garda Confidential Line (1800 666 111)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Two more Vermont banks robbed

Security camera footage shows the suspect, brandishing a knife and a Hannaford's plastic shopping bag, that robbed the Chittenden Bank in Swanton this morning.

SWANTON -- Two Chittenden Bank branches in opposite corners of the state were robbed this morning.

In Swanton, the branch on Canada Street became the third Franklin County bank to be held up at knifepoint in the past month.

In Brattleboro, a disguised gunman robbed a Chittenden branch on Canal Street.



At about 10:30 a.m. a man entered the Chittenden branch in Swanton and brandished a knife and demanded cash from a teller, said police. No customers were in the bank at the time and no one was injured.

Police said the man left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect was described as white male in his 20s, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with a slender build. He was wearing a brown sweatshirt with an ornate skull design on the front; a white baseball cap under the hood, a red scarf and brown pants. He was carrying a Hannaford grocery bag.

Banks in Richford and St. Albans were robbed in a similar fashion; the suspect or suspects in those cases remain at large.

Anyone who may have witnessed the event, seen any suspicious activity, vehicles or persons in or around the area of the robbery is asked to call the Vermont State Police St. Albans Barracks at 524-5993 or the Swanton Police Department at 868-4100.

Meanwhile, in Brattleboro at about 10 a.m., Brattleboro Police responded to a Chittenden Bank on Canal Street to reports of an armed robbery. Witnesses described the suspect as a white man in his 20s, about 5-10 to 6-2 and 200 pounds. The suspect wore a facial disguise and displayed a gun.

He was last seen fleeing the bank on foot.



Source:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20091027/NEWS02/91027008/Two-more-Vermont-banks-robbed

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Cowardly attack caught on CCTV


TWO violent thugs have been jailed for a sickening attack on a woman captured on CCTV.

The victim, 31, was punched to the ground and had her head stamped on and kicked before she was stabbed in the leg with a CHISEL.

Glen Muddiman, 27, was caged for three years for the attack and his co-accused Dean Ackers, 21, was given 18 months at Liverpool Crown Court.

Dean Ackers, 21, and Glen Muddiman, 27, have been jailed at Liverpool Crown Court for the violent attack.

Police blamed drink-fuelled violence for the attack.

Both men had been on a night out in Wigan town centre on June 8 this year to celebrate Ackers' 21st birthday when they got involved in a fight with two other men around midnight.

The pair felt they had lost and wanting revenge went to Muddiman's van where they armed themselves with a crow bar and chisel.

They went in search of the men, who ran off, but did catch up with the female victim who had been part of the group.

She can be seen remonstrating with the pair in the CCTV footage before they launch their prolonged attack and Muddiman stabs the woman in the ankle with the chisel. They were arrested shortly after by police.

The victim made a full recovery from injuries to her head and leg following hospital treatment.

Detective Constable Rob Kitchen, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This was a horrendous, disproportionate attack on a lone woman. It was cowardly for Muddiman and Ackers to take their frustrations out on her in this way."

Muddiman, of HMP Liverpool, and Ackers, of Orrell, near Wigan, both pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, Muddiman with intent, and possession of an offensive weapon.

Read more:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2701773/Cowardly-attack-caught-on-CCTV.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=News

Monday, October 26, 2009

Mother of 'world's luckiest baby' tells of moment he fell into path of train


Shweta Verma, a 29-year-old dentist from Melbourne, said that "everything went blank" when she realized that her six-month-old son Saurish was rolling away from her after she took her hands off the handles of the pushchair for a few seconds.

In her first comments on the Oct 15 incident, she spoke of how she had desperately tried to run after the pushchair before it toppled over the edge of the platform at Ashburton station with the train approaching.

The train hit the buggy and stopped after dragging it for more than 30 yards.

It was then that she heard crying.

Footage of the horrific moment Saurish disappeared off the platform was captured on the station's CCTV and has been watched around the world.

Mrs Verma told Woman's Day magazine: "It was a life and death fear – I thought I'd lost my child, who I love more than anyone or anything else – but then the next moment, all I could think was how to find him and see how he was."

Aaron Dryden, an 18-year-old student, tried to flag down the train by catching the driver's attention.

After the train came to a stop, he ran with Mrs Verma to the front of the train.

They then realised from the cries coming from the tracks below that Saurish was alive.

"The first feeling was, 'My baby is alive!' It was the most incredible moment I have ever experienced," said Mrs Verma.

Amazingly Saurish only suffered a bump to his head.

His mother told the television programme A Current Affair her son was the "world's luckiest baby".



Source
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/6437448/Mother-of-worlds-luckiest-baby-tells-of-moment-he-fell-into-path-of-train.html

Anger over Risborough CCTV costs

THE "unfair" attitude to the cost of CCTV in Princes Risborough has caused outrage among town councillors.

Cameras were installed in 2007 and Princes Risborough is now the only town in the Wycombe district having to contribute towards maintenance costs of £16,000 a year.

High Wycombe, Marlow and Hazlemere have their full maintenance costs paid for by Wycombe District Council.

Mayor Alan Turner wants Princes Risborough to be treated the same as other towns.

He said: "We feel it is very unfair when we have to pay when no one else has to. We want to be treated the same as everywhere."

Cllr Turner wrote to cabinet member Cllr K S Wood who said that WDC had fully funded five of the eight cameras and that the other three were deemed unnecessary and therefore were Princes Risborough's responsibility.

Mr Turner said: "I can categorically state that, although PRTC had sought a total of 11 cameras throughout the town, we reluctantly agreed to the placement of eight cameras, which was the absolute minimum for the system to be effective, as advised by WDC’s own Head of CCTV Control, the Siemens consultant engineer and the then TVP inspector in charge of neighbourhood policing.

"They are denying everything and saying no, that it is, we are not going to consider it.

"We will have to keep plugging away and we will do. I think it will be an uphill struggle."

Spokesman for Wycombe District Council, Catherine Spalton, said the PRTC contribute 40 per cent towards the annual maintenance and monitoring of the cameras, and the rest is funded by WDC.

She added the CCTV systems in Marlow, High Wycombe and Hazlemere were installed at a time when the Home Office awarded funding for CCTV.

She said: “As such these councils do not contribute to the maintenance of the system as this was not a necessary requirement when they were installed.

“Unfortunately, this source of funding is no longer available and was not available to cover the cost of the scheme in Princes Risborough.

“The financial contribution to the maintenance of the cameras was agreed by Princes Risborough Town Council before the scheme was introduced.”

Sunday, October 25, 2009

After Greenbelt 5 heist, cops boost CCTV system

One week after a botched robbery at Greenbelt 5 in Makati City, police have beefed up their surveillance system in crime-prone areas in Metro Manila.

Radio dzBB’s Benjie Liwanag Jr. reported that Metro Manila police director Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales said the system can access about 2,000 areas in the metropolis.

According to Rosales, the new additional closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitoring equipment will be sourced from some P40 million in “donations" from the private sector.

He added this will also complement the global positioning system (GPS) equipment used by mobile police units.

Rosales said the beefed-up CCTV and monitoring equipment will be housed in a two-story building that will also serve as a tactical operations and intelligence center.

The center will also serve as a crisis management committee if the need arises, the dzBB report said.

Last Sunday, armed men suspected to be from the Alvin Flores Group posed as lawmen before breaking into the Greenbelt 5 mall and robbing a store selling Rolex watches.

One of the robbers was killed in a shootout.

Source:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/175523/after-greenbelt-5-heist-metro-cops-beef-up-cctv-system

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

CCTV footage shocks street assault victim

"IT was an attack for no reason whatsoever – that was the confusing part."

These are the words of Matthew Campbell, the victim of a brutal assault at the hands of five women in Grimsby town centre.




As reported in yesterday's Grimsby Telegraph, he was set upon by five women who repeatedly kicked him in the head and stamped on his face, leaving him with cuts and bruises over his entire body.



Mr Campbell, 38, of Cleethorpes, saw the graphic CCTV footage of the unprovoked attack on him for the first time yesterday, as it was published on www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk.

He said: "My neighbour brought me a copy of the Grimsby Telegraph in the morning, so I went on to the website. It really is shocking footage."

However, today, as Grimsby yet again hit the national headlines for all the wrong reasons, Insp Tom Shaw, the alcohol and violence reduction champion for North East Lincolnshire, said behaviour like theirs is rare.

He said: "This is an isolated incident and we don't want behaviour like this in our town.

"I found it totally sickening to see the footage. This is an absolutely appalling incident, but it is unusual to see this kind of brutal violence in Grimsby or Cleethorpes.

"Clearly the message from the judge is that if anyone is caught behaving like this, they will go to prison."

You can view the shocking video footage for yourself above.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Streakers caught on CCTV


The gang flicked through pornographic mags before getting back on their mini-bus and driving off.

The bizarre incident happened at the Texaco garage at Kilmington, near Honiton, Devon, at about 6.40pm last Wednesday.

Oneeven used a mobile phone to film the stunt - thought to have been done for a dare.

But police are now appealing for people to identify the gang.

Kilmington Services manager, Gobu Rasalingham said: "It's quite funny in a way but it's also unacceptable behaviour because it's a public place."

Mr Rasalingham, who was not there at the time, said a young shop assistant could only stand and stare as the streakers leafed through X-rated adult magazines.

The horrified cashier finally found her voice and told the laughing punters to go and get dressed or she would refuse to serve them.

Mr Rasalingham said: "She was shocked, frozen and unable to do anything, she was almost crying."

He added: "Maybe they were on a stag party or it was some sort of outrageous challenge.

"I would have taken it in a sporting way as long as they didn~t do any harm.

"There were no other customers in at the time.

"But if there had been children or women I would have been harsher with them."

Sgt Pete Trudgeon, of Devon & Cornwall Police, said: "Each male that paraded himself naked in the shop committed an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

"We are seeking to identify these males at the earliest opportunity."

He added: "If they come forward and admit their involvement they will be dealt with more leniently."


Link

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6385031/Streakers-caught-on-CCTV.html

Sunday, October 18, 2009

More CCTV Cameras at Tanah Lot

Surveillance Cameras and Additional Security Staff Deployed to Maintain Safety for Growing Number of Visitors to Bali Landmark.

Beritabali.com reports that just prior to the recent Lebaran holidays the government for the regency of Tabanan installed 4 additional closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras bringing the total number of camera in operation to 12.
The increase in the number of CCTV Cameras was confirmed by the manager of the Tanah Lot tourism object, I Made Sujana, who also told the press that he has increased the complement of guards working at the popular tourism site.
Sujana explained, “we have installed CCTV surveillance cameras at critical spots that will allow us to observe all the activities of visitors as part of our overall plan to safeguard the security of tourists.”
This year, as in the past, the number of foreign and domestic tourists traveling to Tanah Lot increased significantly with the explosion of domestic tourists celebrating the Islamic New Year on the island.
Preliminary figures show that on Sunday, September 20, 2009, a total of 13,037 people visited the Tanah Lot site, an increase of 16.12% over the previous year. On Monday, September 21, 2009, the total number of visitors to Tanah Lot equaled 15,418 – an increase of 9.36 over the same day last year. By Bali Update ( www.balidiscovery.com )

Monday, October 12, 2009

Jury shown CCTV footage of moment sub-postmaster’s son was shot dead

jury was shown CCTV footage of the moment a sub-postmaster’s son was shot dead as he tried to use a cricket bat to defend his parents against an armed raid on the family’s shop.

The video showed a man firing a pistol at Craig Hodson-Walker, 29.

“You have just seen a man fatally shot,” Timothy Raggatt QC, for the prosecution, told Birmingham Crown Court.

The killing took place in Fairfield, Worcestershire, in January last year.

Anselm Ribera, 34, Christopher Morrissey, 32, Declan Morrissey, 33, and Adrian Snape, 25 — all of Birmingham, deny murder.

The trial continues.


Link: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6869180.ece

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Broch switches on to CCTV network

FRASERBURGH has become the first town in Aberdeenshire to be protected by a network of CCTV cameras.

The long-awaited Big Brother-style set-up was installed in the town centre yesterday morning.

It follows a lengthy campaign by businesses, police and local groups who believe the new units will lead to a notable reduction in crimes, such as vandalism and antisocial behaviour.

The first wave of cameras, which cost around £30,000, are being installed in three trouble hotspots throughout the town centre.

Three cameras have been set up close to Zanres chip shop on Broad Street, looking along High Street and into Saltoun Square.

Another three will be at the junction of High Street and Mid Street, near Webster’s Bakery, while the final three will cover fish firms and pubs along Shore Street.

The scheme follows a survey of residents and traders by the Broch’s business association. More than 1,100 people were polled about future improvements for the town centre and among the main findings was a desire to protect property and people with a series of cameras.

A local CCTV strategy group was formed to work alongside police to design the set-up and raise funds.

Now the group is trying to raise a further £15,000 to buy two more cameras.

Local councillor Brian Topping, chairman of the CCTV working group said last night: “This is a big day for Fraserburgh. We believe that these cameras will make a big difference to the town centre. We want people to go out in Fraserburgh, relax and enjoy themselves. We wanted people to know that if they step out of line, they will be caught and brought to justice.”

Mr Topping said: “I'm delighted to see the first cameras in place and we are now pushing ahead to raise money for more. I would ask all local businesses, big and small, to contribute what they can.”

The nine cameras are linked to a central recording system. As well as the first to get CCTV, Fraserburgh is also the first in the north-east to ban drinking alcohol on the streets.

A similar move is being considered for Peterhead.



Link
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1420964?UserKey=

Thursday, October 1, 2009

The Growth of CCTV Technology

CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) is a widely used visual surveillance technology designed to monitor movement in a variety of designated environments. Casinos and banks initially used the technology to scrutinize the behavior of their customers. Then police departments started using CCTV as part of their crime prevention strategy. CCTV is currently used in many private homes as an effective home security devise.

The use of CCTV as has spread to department stores, convenience stores, and public and private buildings. The installation of CCTV in prisons has allowed guards to more effectively watch over a greater number of prisoners without an increase in manpower. Police departments and other agencies monitor traffic and speeders by placing CCTV along roads and highways. In some instances, this has served to ease traffic congestion. Some European countries, most notably England, have used CCTV surveillance in their efforts to catch terrorists.

No country has installed more CCTV in public areas than Great Britain. The first CCTV systems were installed as security devices for banks in the 1970s. By the 1980s, some municipalities were using CCTV in more extensive security test programs. In the 90s, CCTV systems were being installed in town centers, stations and other public areas all over the country. No one knows the exact number, but there are some 500,000 CCTV in London’s private buildings alone and close to 5 million surveillance cameras throughout Great Britain.

Despite the proliferation of CCTV throughout Great Britain, a 2008 report found that CCTV helped solve only 3 percent of the nation’s crimes. The lack of police training on how to use the images and how to present them in court has resulted in a less than stellar success story. Another problem is that police officers simply aren’t willing to sit through hours of boring images.

The primary use of CCTV has been in the area of crime prevention. However, the technology has been utilized for other purposes, all well. Sports and concerts events have made viewing easier by displaying the event simultaneously live on large screens. Companies using substances that are potentially toxic to humans can observe an experiment from a different area on CCTV. In an interesting case, a zoo, trying to film the birth of a baby gorilla, used an infrared illuminator with an infrared sensitive camera. This method recorded the first gorilla birth in captivity.

The use of CCTV has come in conflict with proponents of the right to privacy. Some contend that the new technology is in violation of the Fourth Amendment’s ban against unreasonable searches and seizures. Many people believe that placing CCTV in housing projects constitutes a means of “social control.” Whether CCTV deters crime or merely relocates the criminals is a current hot topic among policy makers.

Proponents of CCTV claim that the cameras are surveilling public areas and are therefore not an intrusion of privacy. The events of 9/11 made people security conscious. The rapid identification and arrest of the terrorists responsible for the 2005 London subway bombings turned much of the public in favor of surveillance cameras.


Article: http://www.askleona.com/2009/09/28/the-growth-of-cctv-technology/