1,273 comments to date?

Funny, I just looked and only counted 53.

maybe you mean views... But that is not exactly the same thing now is it?

Sort of like saying Richmond and Westpark are the same thing.....

Let's take this one at a time.

#10 No criminal has ever climbed a fence, or driven through a gate.

#9 It is rarely more effective to have officers in transit than on site.

#8 Computer images taken inside buildings often get thrown out because of lack of clarity.  I can only imagine how much worse it would be outside, in the rain, at night, etc.

#7 24 hour coverage true.  Except when electricity is out, or communication lines get cut by a worker with a back-ho.

#6 Wow, so could security on site.

#5 Possibly the best reason on the list, though e-mailed data violates chain of custody, etc.  So it can get a little problematic in law enforcement.

#4 Almost as if there were an officer present.  Don't ya know those criminals will be shaking in their boots when they here the PA say "Stay where you are, MPD will be their in 30 minutes to arrest you."

#3 See #10, those crazy gate-crashing criminals.

#2 How much did you spend on image recognition software?  And can it tell the difference between me unlocking my car door, and a criminal picking slim-jiming the lock?

#1 So could real people.  All the time at my business we send people to other locations to do things.

I've been looking for a decent photo of Fife... I mean Lambert.

Thanks, Mary. You're worth every penny.

I am assuming the following arre your comments and not the Chief's Mary?

(((Some of you have asked how long it will take for MPD to respond to an incident. ”It depends on the incident – time of day, traffic conditions,” said Lambert. “We still have officers who are assigned to lots. As we continue to develop the technology, we’re going to be assigning officers to corridors where we have Park & Ride lots located.”)))

Ask the Chief to provide us with a few examples of actual times from the crime until officers arrived. Please, no cherry picking of the fastest. Maybe he can offer the fastest 2 and the worst two along with the 'average time' for all incidents.

Then I noticed these comments;

(((Part One crimes, which is what the FBI tracks, are: homicide, robbery, rape, auto theft, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft and arson.

On the Park & Ride lots, most crimes are auto break-ins.)))

It almost appears hazy here as to what is being stated Mary? "Auto break-ins" is not listed in the 'Part One" list you provided. Did you simply reword the definition or are these (auto break-ins) in a different "Part" and if so, how many of these are there.

Botoom line is, people would like to know what the response time is and how many people have been captured of the 118 incidents during 3 months? In particular, since we are talking only about park n rides, wouldn't it have been more accurate to show only the incidents (all of them) involving park n rides only?

Thanks in advance.

"MPD will be able to set parameters that if violated, will alert officers, set off an alarm, and allow the police to handle the incident."

They will? Neato! Any time-frame on when they might get around to setting those parameters?

Details on the parameters would also be appreciated.

Also, who is the vendor on the analytical software, and what specific package is being used?

Don G makes a good point.

Ask Chief Lambert to provide statistics detailing the apprehension and conviction rates with and without the cameras, and how useful the footage has been in prosecuting those cases.

Just an update for you...

Southpoint P&R has cameras, gates, a very loud audio system, etc. They've been working since December or January. So we thought...

Earlier this week, at least one car was stolen and multiple others were vandalized.

Victims were told that the cameras were not actually working so there is no video evidence that can be used to hopefully identify the suspects.

Thing is, I thought they were using the cameras to remotely visualize when it is safe to close the gates (or to call a tow truck when a gate is blocked.)

We've been told that the cameras are operational. Why is it that we are being told differently now?

This blog has a weakness that other blogs do not. You cannot easily quote other comments or response to a specific comment and show a thread. Who'se comment are you responding to Mary in your last comment?

When will the Chief respond to my comments/ It might be nice to offer a reference as to whom/what you are replying. Here were my comments posted on Jan 27th;

"Ask the Chief to provide us with a few examples of actual times from the crime until officers arrived. Please, no cherry picking of the fastest. Maybe he can offer the fastest 2 and the worst two along with the 'average time' for all incidents.

Then I noticed these comments;

(((Part One crimes, which is what the FBI tracks, are: homicide, robbery, rape, auto theft, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft and arson.

On the Park & Ride lots, most crimes are auto break-ins.)))

It almost appears hazy here as to what is being stated Mary? "Auto break-ins" is not listed in the 'Part One" list you provided. Did you simply reword the definition or are these (auto break-ins) in a different "Part" and if so, how many of these are there.

Bottom line is, people would like to know what the response time is and how many people have been captured of the 118 incidents during 3 months? In particular, since we are talking only about park n rides, wouldn't it have been more accurate to show only the incidents (all of them) involving park n rides only?"

Still waiting for a reply.