Friday, June 18, 2004
How good is your video?
I've heard lots of complaints through the years from law enforcement professionals about the crummy quality of the video they often have to work with when investigating bank robbery cases. Outdated technology and poorly maintained equipment can lead to pictures that are far less than ideal. In some cases, it can even mean no pictures at all.
If your security video output is as bad as that on the left, which shows an alleged serial bank robber, but it looks more like a refugee from Blue Man Group, consider this when you're budgeting for security equipment next year: How would we feel about our surveillance photos in the event we experienced a robbery that resulted in injury or death to customers or employees and the felons were on the loose? If you think you would be kicking yourself for not upgrading your equipment, perhaps now is the time to get it done.
You don't want the solving of your robbery to depend upon a simple description like the one released today in a robbery in Florida: "The robber was described as a white man, about 30 to 40 years old, 6 feet tall, weighing 180 pounds, unshaven with a moustache and blond hair. He was last seen wearing a sleeveless white shirt and shorts."
In other robbery news . . .
The "Chatty Bank Robber" has been caught! You may recall hearing about this serial bank robber. He was known for chatting on a cell phone while he robbed. News Story.
A disorganized bandit in Beaverton, Oregon parked his getaway car too far away, so he persuaded a bank customer to turn over keys to the customer's car. When the robber couldn't figure out which key worked, he went back into the bank, causing enough of a delay before his getaway that police were able to apprehend him. News story.
You know, different occupations have different "tools of the trade". For a bank robber, one of them is a fast, reliable, inconspicuous, untraceable getaway vehicle. A robber in Tempe last week didn't quite understand the importance of reliability. He was apprehended after his pickup truck broken down. News story.
Still on the loose in the Porland area, the Round Faced Robber, a guy with truly hideous taste in wigs. News story.
Have you tested your alarms and panic buttons recently? In a Long View, NC bank robbery today, police lost crucial minutes of response time because the teller's panic button wasn't functioning properly. News Story.
I've heard lots of complaints through the years from law enforcement professionals about the crummy quality of the video they often have to work with when investigating bank robbery cases. Outdated technology and poorly maintained equipment can lead to pictures that are far less than ideal. In some cases, it can even mean no pictures at all.
If your security video output is as bad as that on the left, which shows an alleged serial bank robber, but it looks more like a refugee from Blue Man Group, consider this when you're budgeting for security equipment next year: How would we feel about our surveillance photos in the event we experienced a robbery that resulted in injury or death to customers or employees and the felons were on the loose? If you think you would be kicking yourself for not upgrading your equipment, perhaps now is the time to get it done.
You don't want the solving of your robbery to depend upon a simple description like the one released today in a robbery in Florida: "The robber was described as a white man, about 30 to 40 years old, 6 feet tall, weighing 180 pounds, unshaven with a moustache and blond hair. He was last seen wearing a sleeveless white shirt and shorts."
In other robbery news . . .
The "Chatty Bank Robber" has been caught! You may recall hearing about this serial bank robber. He was known for chatting on a cell phone while he robbed. News Story.
A disorganized bandit in Beaverton, Oregon parked his getaway car too far away, so he persuaded a bank customer to turn over keys to the customer's car. When the robber couldn't figure out which key worked, he went back into the bank, causing enough of a delay before his getaway that police were able to apprehend him. News story.
You know, different occupations have different "tools of the trade". For a bank robber, one of them is a fast, reliable, inconspicuous, untraceable getaway vehicle. A robber in Tempe last week didn't quite understand the importance of reliability. He was apprehended after his pickup truck broken down. News story.
Still on the loose in the Porland area, the Round Faced Robber, a guy with truly hideous taste in wigs. News story.
Have you tested your alarms and panic buttons recently? In a Long View, NC bank robbery today, police lost crucial minutes of response time because the teller's panic button wasn't functioning properly. News Story.
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