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\cf3 \ul \ulc3 The Epoche Times}})\ \pard\pardeftab720\sa240
\b \cf2 BY ALEXANDRIA BELCHER \b0 \
\ \
It\'92s becoming a new way to solve crimes: surveillance cameras. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://abcnews.go.com/US/private-surveillance-cameras-catching-criminals/story?id=18315023"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 Good Morning America}} shows
a man caught red handed in the *** of a woman in Philadelphia.\
\
\b \'93This surveillance video is what lead investigators to 32-year-old, Jason Smith
...\'a0\'93Police poured over hours and hours of surveillance video. They saw Katunuti walking
home from doing errands and just steps behind her...Smith.\'94
\b0 \ \
More cases like this have been happening nationwide...including Oregon. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Pendleton-crime-on-the-rise-but-security-cameras-save-city-big-money-188298741.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 KEPR}} has the details--\ \
\b \'93Crime is on the rise in Pendleton, including crimes by people who aren\'92t even
from there. A Umatilla man was busted for robbing a Pendleton drug store right after
he was released from the Umatilla County Jail.\'94 \b0 \
\ And in {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020190867_trafficcamerasxml.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Seattle}}, a proposed bill wants to mandate traffic surveillance video
as crime evidence.\ \
King County Prosecuting Attorney, Dan Satterberg said,
\b \'93When people think about it for a half-second \'97 that you can use this footage to defend
a traffic infraction but not use it in a homicide investigation \'97 it\'92s ridiculous...We\'92re
trying to solve *** cases here.\'94 \b0 \
\ A study from the{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/study-shows-surveillance-cameras-reduce-crime-some-cases"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul Urban Institute}} states that installing
surveillance cameras leads to a decrease in crime but not every camera is reliable. The
Director of the Urban Institute says--\ \
\b \'93Our study is interesting because it suggests that cameras can have a very powerful
impact on crime, and a cost beneficial one, but it also suggests cameras don\'92t work
in all places and all contexts.\'94\'a0 \b0 \
\ St. Louis has seen the largest decrease in
crime. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.kmov.com/news/just-posted/Security-cameras--188315451.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 KMOV\ulnone }}spoke to a St.
Louis Alderman, crime has been cut down by 80 percent since installing surveillance cameras.\'a0\
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