SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said his officers are adding another high-tech tool to their crime-fighting toolbelt. Live cameras mounted on mobile trailers will be deployed in strategic locations for “round-the-clock security monitoring,” city officials said.
Each of the units, built by LiveView Technologies, has a 22-foot mast with three panoramic cameras on top. The units include a speaker that can play audio announcements, as well as bright floodlights and strobes.
The LiveView units will allow the SFPD to have a 24-hour presence in areas plagued by drug dealing, burglaries, prostitution, auto bipping, and other crimes.
San Francisco’s police chief, mayor, district attorney, and sheriff held a news conference with reporters on Monday to show off the new units.
Mayor London Breed’s office wrote, “The first three cameras arrived in San Francisco last week with more planned to arrive soon. The cameras will be initially deployed to support efforts that include the City’s Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC) operations, addressing prostitution and related problems in the Mission, and combatting and deterring crime in merchant corridors.”
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the units will send a message to anyone who enters San Francisco to commit crimes: “You will be identified, arrested and prosecuted,” Jenkins said.
Jenkins added, “Law enforcement agencies are working together and will not allow our city to go back to previous eras of disfunction that did not prioritize public safety.”
In addition to the units, SFPD has already activated Automatic License Plate Reading cameras and police drones to fight crime with tech-powered tools. ALPRs and drones have led to significant arrests, including for auto break-ins, retail thefts, robberies, and sexual assaults, city officials said.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said his officers are adding another high-tech tool to their crime-fighting toolbelt. Live cameras mounted on mobile trailers will be deployed in strategic locations for “round-the-clock security monitoring,” city officials said. Each of the units, built by LiveView Technologies, has a 22-foot mast with three […]