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February 24, 2005
Sentri Cameras Used For Arrests
From NBC5:
At a news conference at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications center, 1411 W. Madison St., OEMC Executive Director Ron Huberman, Harrison Area Deputy Chief of Patrol Charles Williams and Harrison District tactical unit officers displayed how a narcotics exchange caught on camera led to three arrests Feb. 9 at 4422 W. Madison St. The arrested were Evette Sanders, 49, of West Chicago, Ruby Moore, 46, of West Chicago, and Oscar Scott, 42, of Maywood.
The article notes the Sentri cameras use a gunshot detection system, night vision, bulletproof casing, and are connected wirelessly to the OEMC Center.
Here is how the arrests occured:
Information Services Sgt. Gregory Hoffman was monitoring surveillance cameras at the Operations Center when he said he noticed the suspects engaging and soliciting passersby at 4422 W. Madison St. for about 15 minutes. From a camera a block away, Hoffman observed a hand-to-hand transaction being made the morning of Feb. 9, and then contacted Harrison District Tactical Sgt. Michael Stack, Hoffman said at the news conference.
Another transaction was made with a man who jumped back into his car with the drugs in his pocket, and a third was made with a woman who walked away into a vacant lot with her purchase, according to Hoffman.
Stack and his team of plain-clothes officers, who went to the scene from the Harrison District headquarters after being called by Hoffman, made the three arrests without incident within 20 minutes after receiving the call, Stack said. Two of those arrested were a man and a woman dealing at the site, while the third arrest was the woman seen buying drugs, according to Hoffman. He did not know the names of which suspects were selling and which was a buyer. Twelve packets of heroin were recovered from the suspects, according to an OEMC news release.
The article notes the cameras can focus several blocks away allowing officers to see faces, read lips, and even the hair on a hand. This allows them to pinpoint where suspects are carrying drugs on their body.
Posted by rshah at February 24, 2005 04:12 PM
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I was issued a red light citation from a camera in November, with photos of a temporary plate and the car passing the intersection. The problem is the plate shown in the images and listed on the citation, as well as the model of car, are not mine.
I sent in paperwork documenting my plate number and model of car are different, but a week later was sent a notice of determination that I was liable for the ticket. No comment or explanation was given in regard to the evidence I sent.
Welcome to Chicago. How many other people are being forced to pay for someone else's violations?
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