NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A dramatic new way to track criminals and potential terrorists was unveiled Wednesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.
It melds cameras, computers and data bases capable of nabbing bad guys before they even know they’re under suspicion.
WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reports
If a suspicious package is left at a location
by a terrorist the NYPD will now be able to
instantly tap into video feeds to look back in time to see who left it there, and that’s
“We are not your mom and pop police department anymore. We are in the next
century. We are leading the pack,” Bloomberg said.
The new crime-fighting apparatus was built by the NYPD and Microsoft, developed by
police officers for police officers. Officials said it represents a sea change for the
NYPD.
still a very big user of white out and carbon paper,” Kelly said. “The technical
revolution had bypassed the Police Department.”
Street, river to river, and between 30th and 60th streets, river to river. It links up to
license plate readers, 911 calls and other NYPD data records.
It will enable investigators to do things like:
* Identify whether a radiation alarm was set off by actual radiation, a weapon, or a
harmless medical isotope
* Track where a suspect’s car is located, and where it has been in the past few days,
weeks or months
* Instantly see a suspect’s arrest record, and 911 calls related to the crime
“It’s a tool that meets the needs of the Department, one that will help protect New
Yorkers and keep us safe from crime and terrorism for years to come,” Kelly told
reporters, including WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond. “[The system will help] to generate
and refine leads, to identify patterns, and to optimally deploy manpower.”
“The bad guys have everything that we do, too. And if you really want to worry about
security and freedoms, that’s the first thing,” Bloomberg added.
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