Wednesday, November 22, 2006

NYPD - Now Using Deer Blinds

Ok, so you'll have to read between the lines a little bit here.

NYPD Installs "Sky Watch" In Harlem Neighborhood

The NYPD has installed a patrol tower in a Harlem neighborhood in an effort to cut crime in the high-risk neighborhood.

The two-story booth tower, called Sky Watch, gives the officer sitting inside a better vantage point from which to monitor the area. Officers in the booth have access to a spotlight, sensors, and four cameras. The tower is portable and can be moved to the areas that need it most.

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=64500

In honor of fair play and all, here's an article from Field and Stream that may be of help to the NYPD guys as they try to utilize technology that we Southerners having been using for years.

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