Security Tech News

Houma police hoping for boost in security cameras across downtown

5 February 2012, 4:59 pm

Scott Satchfield / Eyewitness News HOUMA, La. -- Across downtown Houma, dozens of surveillance cameras are keeping a constant watch. Restaurant owner Sam Castalano said it’s a positive for the area. "The goal is for security, to know what's going on around your building. Obviously, if you have an investment of that sort, you want to have some protection to see what goes on," he said. Castalano ...


Security cameras coming to Oakdale's bus stops

4 February 2012, 11:46 pm

People waiting for a bus soon will have company. Surveillance cameras will be installed this month at the Riverbank Oakdale Transit Authority bus stops in town, and the cameras will be monitored by police.


Security cameras installed for New Year's Eve remain on Main Street

3 February 2012, 5:30 pm

With the new year came new surveillance of Columbia's Main Street.  At first the 20 cameras were supposed to be temporary but now Columbia Police and the city want them to remain permanently.


Gadspot Announces New Line of IP Surveillance Cameras

3 February 2012, 1:12 am

Affordable prices and top notch quality bring IP security cameras within reach of any budgetCity of Industry, CA (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 Gadspot, a premium provider of affordable video surveillance products, today announced the addition of the several new models of IP (Internet Protocol) cameras to their product lineup. These state-of-the-art digital video cameras come with either 2-megapixel ...


Home surveillance cameras grow more popular as accessibility increases

2 February 2012, 10:54 pm

HOUSTON – Home security cameras are inexpensive, easy to install and, according to investigators, can be crucial to helping solve crimes. “When you have video, good video, that increases your solvability rate more than 50 percent,” said Lt. Jeff Stauber with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Last month, one of the cameras captured clear pictures of a man who entered a Montrose home through a ...


Some Metro Security Cameras Failing

2 February 2012, 9:16 pm

Security cameras meant to fight crime on Metro may not be doing the job. Our FOX 5 investigation found cameras on buses and in stations broken for months and even years without being fixed. We looked at a one month snapshot of Metro's maintenance records for its surveillance cameras and discovered hundreds of cameras in need of repair.


Surveillance Cameras Proliferate in Downtown Columbia

1 February 2012, 6:52 am

You are by being watched. The question is, by whom? Nests of private surveillance and security cameras have popped up in downtown Columbia on Main Street. Some of them are housed in blue boxes on traffic light poles or on storefronts and bear the yellow letters CPD.


Pomona May Install Security Cameras

31 January 2012, 8:01 pm

As part of Pomona College’s comprehensive efforts to bolster security on campus, preliminary discussions have begun about the installation of a video management system in all residence halls.


Marblehead panel gives preliminary OK for security cameras in schools

31 January 2012, 1:20 am

MARBLEHEAD — Eleven weeks after they reaffirmed an existing non-specific policy on school building security the School Committee gave its first approval to a revised security policy that specifically mentions security cameras.


New cameras focus on downtown safety in Spartanburg

29 January 2012, 10:11 pm

New downtown security cameras will be fully operational next week, and Spartanburg City Council could decide in the next few months to upgrade the Wi-Fi network.