I am not comfortable with the idea of cameras in our residential area's of the city. Is this an actual plan? Has the Mayor or the City Council backed this...
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Aug 1, 2006 10:07 am
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While I appreciate MPD's willingness to listen to resident suggestions for camera placement, I would think that some data mining would make camera positions...
Commander Burton, Many thanks for the prompt response. ... Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. ...
And if these closed-circuit television cameras are a police-sponsored and/or police-initiated project, how are they even constitutional? Don't police need...
I understand Baltimore has a very successful program using CC cameras. They have placed them on quite a few 'known' drug corners, and in areas where a lot of...
According to the article I read in the post when this was first passed, crime data will be the determining factor on where to place the cameras - at least the...
I believe this effort was passed by the City Council as part of their recent crime bill. The MPD is just responsible for implementing the legislation. To my...
It was passed with all but one vote, Adrian Fenty voted against it, if the Post article is correct. I'd be interested in hearing more about his reasons for...
Good point. And I agree. I understand that when we are scared, we tend to give greater latitude to those who promise to protect us ... But I'm also big...
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Fenty voted against this? That's surprising because, according to what the MPD stated at our last PSA meeting, Ward 4 has some of the highest-volume drug...
Have you seen how the crime-deterrent cameras in Baltimore look? The cameras are positioned at a variety of intersections atop the traffic lights, and there is...
I think Kennedy Street is as good a place as any for a camera. Maybe it would've caught this. Robbery Knife SHIFT: DAY 07/31/2006 07/31/2006 1030 1033 2ND ST...
Ironically, I made a formal request to the MPD yesterday for placement of cameras along Kennedy Street NW. The officers on patrol in this area have been...
Dear Commander Burton, Please consider the corner of 14th and Taylor Street, NW. As you know, 4100 14th Street has been plagued over the past years with...
The Takoma Orange Hats will patrol on the following nights during the month of August: Sunday, August 6, 7:30 PM, Meet at Takoma Metro Tuesday, August 8, 7:30...
I'd like to thank everyone that participated in the planning and who volunteered last night to make the Fourth District's National Night Celebration a success....
Just before midnight, Takoma Park police chased a suspected stolen vehicle from 7777 Maple Avenue into D.C. The pursuing officer requested that D.C. police be...
I can't say why the Takoma officer was not able to get through the dispatcher but I will forward this information to Communications so that they can look into...
Burton, Hilton (MPD)
hilton.burton@...
Aug 3, 2006 12:04 pm
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Great Job to all, especially to Officer Straker for all of her hard work in putting this great event together. Commander Hilton B. Burton ...
Burton, Hilton (MPD)
hilton.burton@...
Aug 3, 2006 12:18 pm
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Here's a partial response from one officer from an email sent to me within the last day: "I can't believe people still don't know that we cannot chase people...
A resident of the 300 block of Shepherd Street NW wrote to me moments ago with this one: "Just wanted to know if you have any idea or if you could find out...
And a wakeup call to reality to anyone who thinks we don't live in a bad area. I know it hurts to put that bulls eye camera there, but come on, we need to take...
A camera at the corner of 9th and Crittenden St would be lovely. There's quite a bit of activity at that corner. It has decreased from previous years but it's...
That's an *excellent* message. AR ... From: David Sheon <dsheon@...> To: MPD-4D@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 1:42:21 PM Subject: RE:...
I learned of Adrian Fenty's lone dissent on the crime bill the day after it happened. I was infuriated that he would not vote for it. I emailed him right...
