Evolving technologies keep an eye on public as police fight crime
Technology advances have led local police departments to invest in systems that improve results in fighting crime. LEFT and TOP: License plate reader cameras mounted on major streets are linked to real-time systems that alert police to information such as arrest warrants and expired vehicle tags. Ocean Ridge Police Officer Aaron Choban keeps track in his squad car. ABOVE: Boca Raton uses a robotic dog as part of its bomb squad. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star and provided
By John Pacenti
When Ocean Ridge police found an 84-year-old with dementia walking down a street on a recent Monday morning, they turned to their network of surveillance cameras…