Kings Point, New York: ‘The Most Extensive Municipal Surveillance System In The United States’

April 26th, 2011

Via: CBS:

The wealthy Long Island village is planning an extensive network of security cameras that scan license plates to help reduce the number of property and home invasion crimes.

The 3.3-square mile North Shore community is home to 5,000 residents. The plan calls for 44 cameras to eventually be installed at the village’s 19 entrances. That’s about one camera for every 120 people.

Mayor Michael Kalnick said the project is needed to protect residents.

The system runs the license plate scan through criminal databases and if a match is found immediately notifies police.

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One Response to “Kings Point, New York: ‘The Most Extensive Municipal Surveillance System In The United States’”

  1. deegee says:
    April 27, 2011 at 3:49 am

    The system runs the license plate scan through criminal databases and if a match is found immediately notifies police.

    Wait a minute… Here’s how this plays out: The plan gets implemented but immediately torn down as all the residents and their guests keep getting arrested just before they get to the driveway. Security at work, if only it worked.

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