METRO still looking at some technology for Park and Pillages
Remember back in 2005 when METRO stopped using security staff at Park and Rides, and Park and Pillages predictably ensued?
Back in June of this year, Anne Linehan notified us that the swift folks at METRO were still looking into some technology.
Today, KHOU-11 reports that pillaging is still going on at the METRO lots:
Someone is going onto Houston’s Park n Ride lots and stealing gas from cars.
Metro police have a had a tough time catching the crooks but say that’s about to change.
Thousands of people each workday drive in, lock up and go to work.
“There’s not much I can do once I park my car, engage my alarm and go to work. There’s nothing else I can do about it other than hope when I come back my car is there and in one piece,” said commuter Pearl Lewis.
But there have been thefts at the city’s Park n Ride lots, including what is rapidly becoming one of the most valuable things in the car—gas
Not to worry though, because METRO promises they're looking into -- guess what -- some technology to help them out!
But Metro Police intend to employ some new allies. They call them "intelligent cameras”.
“If there’s any unusual activity on the lot it’ll send an alert to the camera operator who can then zoom in, tell what kind of vehicle it is, what kind of person’s in the car, very high resolution,” said Michael Raney, Metro Police.
They hope to have nearly 350 cameras watching over these lots that will be monitored from a central command 24/7.
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Metro hopes to have all the cameras up and running by the end this month.
Maybe a year from now, we can put a post up that METRO has actually deployed some of that exciting technology they keep promising. In the meantime, it's good to know that cars still are not safe in METRO's Park and Pillage facilities even as the transit organization continues to rake in windfall revenues.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 08/14/06 03:18 PM | Print |
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