Security Tech News

Maple Grove approves security cameras for park-and-ride lots

19 May 2012, 12:11 am

Cars in a part of the city of Maple Grove will be a little safer while they are parked.


Security cameras catch burglar at work in S. Philadelphia

18 May 2012, 10:54 am

Police today released a pair of surveillance videos in the hopes of finding a burglar who struck two Vietnamese restaurants on the same block in South Philadelphia this week. In both cases, the video caught the burglar prying open the doors at the restaurants to get inside.


Truro selectmen weigh in on security camera complaints

18 May 2012, 6:47 am

Security cameras set up at four locations throughout Truro have been a topic of concern for some of the citizenry. And it was front and center on the agenda at Tuesday night’s meeting of the board of selectmen.  


Partnership Between Local Authorities and Camtronics Captures Wanted Sex Offender

18 May 2012, 6:30 am

YPSILANTI, Mich., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A pilot program, utilizing security cameras for public safety in Ypsilanti Township, has led to the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting several ...


New arrangement allows police to monitor security cameras at apartments 24/7

17 May 2012, 9:11 pm

(KMOV.com) -- Some apartment complexes are taking surveillance cameras to the next level.  Police can now access cameras to monitor activity, 24 hours a day, from their precinct. Countryside Apartments in unincorporated north St. Louis County set up more than 50 outdoor cameras on its property. Capt. Troy Doyle, commander of the county’s north precinct, said his department is able to use the ...


Better security in Benton County's courtrooms

16 May 2012, 7:22 pm

Workers are in the process of installing more than two dozen security cameras in the courtrooms at the Benton County Justice Center.


R-2 OKs security cameras

16 May 2012, 11:11 am

The Chillicothe R-2 Board of Education met in regular public session on Tuesday night, approving a partnership agreement with Dan Savage’s North Missouri Center for Youth and Families, the purchase of new security cameras at the Chillicothe High School, and changes made to the Chillicothe Middle School Handbook.


New security cameras eyed by council

15 May 2012, 10:12 pm

Laureldale Borough Council heard a proposal from Berkshire Systems Group for the expansion of an existing security camera system. Currently, Manzella Park and Lauredale Community Park each has two cameras and a digital video recorder.


Benton County shopping for Justice Center security cameras

15 May 2012, 6:25 pm

KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Monday's bomb scare at the Benton County Justice Center has raised more questions about security near the courthouse parking lot because there are no cameras that point at the parking lot.


Popular Surveillance Cameras Open to Hackers, Researcher Says

15 May 2012, 4:04 am

Several popular brands of security cameras used by banks, retailers, hotels, hospitals and corporations are vulnerable to remote hacking, according to a researcher who says attackers can seize control of the systems to view live footage, archived footage or control the direction and zoom of cameras.