FBI Slayings Show Risk Surveillance Cameras Pose To Police
LAPPL News Watch
February 8, 2021
The child pornography suspect who gunned down two South Florida FBI
agents this week somehow knew exactly when they were approaching his
apartment.
Authorities are investigating whether he may have used his
doorbell’s security camera to time his ambush, firing a high-powered
rifle through the door as their team neared to search his home and
computer.
That's a danger police nationwide are facing: As outdoor
surveillance cameras now protect about half of U.S. homes from
criminals, the criminals are using them to get a jump on officers about
to raid theirs.
Some doorbell cameras even have motion sensors that
alert owners when anyone comes within 100 feet (30 meters). The cameras,
combined with the military-style weaponry many criminals possess, leave
law enforcement offers particularly vulnerable.
In such situations, the
house's doors and walls offer no protection, noted Ed Davis, Boston’s
police commissioner from 2006 to 2013. “You take a military assault
rifle and you add to that a surveillance system that allows (the
suspect) to identify where officers are as they approach the house — you
are a sitting duck,” Davis said.
3 comments:
A complete operations report should have contained the use of surveillance equipment at the residence. Most surveillance cameras emit infrared waves that are easily picked up by LE. Most drone surveillance cameras are equipped with night vision. I have cameras that record audio and video with infrared. I know immediately when man or beast enters my yard perimeter. My cell phone dings. My alarm company provides a yard sign. I provide video surveillance and beware of the dog sign. This information is collected and stored in a cloud so that even removal of the camera system cannot remove the stored data. I suggest a law be made that makes it illegal to install surveillance cameras at a location without signage.
To the Agents ambushed and killed, Rest in Peace.
Many things in the world pose dangers, some of those to police. Some can be mitigated by good research, good tactics and hardware. Some can not.
I've read too many articles where the police urged everyone to have cameras in order to help the police investigate. The cops can't have it both ways, make up your mind.
Post a Comment