Businesses large and small can benefit financially from buy
and installing Hidden Spy Cameras in their shops. The technology of video
surveillance is constantly evolving and can be expensive for both retailers and
law enforcement. Some businesses opt for low-quality or no security systems
because of the cost and hassle of buying and maintaining them. Local businesses
spend about $1,000 a camera but companies sometimes can get away with spending
less. Ten cameras and a DVR could cost $5,000. As the cost of security cameras
decreases, businesses are slowly transitioning into higher quality, digital
color images.
Gas station owners can inform police were using image
isolated using a Hidden Spy Surveillance Camera of intruders inside their store
and give it to local media.
One incident ended up with the criminal
pleaded guilty to the robbery and admitted to taking $200 from the store. He was
sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Police can fight back by using video
footage that can be enhanced, duplicated and printed for use by the media,
detectives and prosecutors. The video from the Hidden Spy Camera can help rule
out suspects or implicate others.
Having video or even still images of a
crime is one of the most important factors in determining whether police will be
able to solve a robbery.
If the images captured offer a glimpse of the
robber's face, police will pass a photo to the media in hopes that readers will
recognize the person and call police, he said. The names and information give
police an idea of whom to search for.
Providing clues to finding culprits
is one the main advantages of business owing and installing surveillance
equipment.
The biggest difference between robberies and burglaries is
that police find little evidence left behind at a burglary scene.. Police rarely
find usable fingerprints; there is no surveillance camera footage particularly
from home burglaries, and using a police dog to track burglar's results in an
arrest only a small percentage of the time.
With robberies, police
typically have a victim who can provide details about the hold-up and robber. A
surveillance camera could provide additional details. DNA evidence on discarded
clothing, fingerprints from places or items robbers touched and firearms testing
if any shots were fired can also help narrow down the list of possible
suspects.
But even if the camera doesn't capture the robber's face, the
surveillance camera footage can reveal other important details. They can show
where robbers touched the floor or counter, leaving shoe prints; whether they
wore gloves or are right- or left-handed; whether they have tattoos; and what
type of weapon if any was used.
A $25,000 computer system that can
produce still prints from video footage, movies from still pictures or better
images from blurry ones.
The still images police take from surveillance
camera footage can also be helpful in court. The images can weaken a defense
attorney's case if prosecutors present a photo showing the accused person at the
crime scene or even in the middle of committing the crime.
Video showing
a series of actions can prove more helpful than just one image. A hidden
surveillance camera set up inside a local business caught an employee sitting in
front of a computer screen in the dark. In one incident a business owner was
able to lighten the footage, making the thief visible as he spent 20 minutes in
the office of the business looking in filing cabinets and office
drawers.
In the past five years, locally owned Gas station started
placing digital surveillance and recording systems in the company's gas stations
around Fort Wayne, beginning with stations in more high-risk areas that have a
higher volume of customers.
Since installing the new systems, the store
has seen a decline in internal and external theft. Internal thefts cause the
largest hit to the company's pocketbooks, so the cameras also keep employees
accountable.
Hidden Spy Cameras also improve the safety of staff and
customers, and outside cameras can capture crimes or accidents on neighboring
properties so all benefit of having the cameras.
