SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT EXPANDS ITS USE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY TO COMBAT CRIME AND GANG VIOLENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT EXPANDS ITS USE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY TO COMBAT CRIME AND GANG VIOLENCE

           

 

WHO:             SHERIFF LEE BACA, SUPERVISOR MARK RIDLEY THOMAS; AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY, UNISYS.

 

WHAT:           SHERIFF BACA WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CENTURY STATION AREA TO COMBAT CRIME AND GANG VIOLENCE.  THE ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE AND PROTECTION PLAN, KNOWN AS “ASAP,” FEATURES A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS DIGITAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, ACOUSTIC GUNSHOT DETECTION AND AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR) INTEGRATED INTO A COMMAND CENTER, FUNCTIONING WITHIN THE STATION’S DISPATCH CENTER.  THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH UNISYS WILL STRENGTHEN CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES IN THE UNINCORPORATED FLORENCE/FIRESTONE AREA.

 

WHEN:           MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009, AT 10:00 A.M.

 

WHERE:        CENTURY SHERIFF’S STATION

                        11703 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET

                        LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA  90262

                        (THOMAS GUIDE PAGE 704, J-7)

           

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT SHERIFF’S HEADQUARTERS BUREAU AT (323) 267-4800.

SHB-144M-09           X     X     X      NOVEMBER 13, 2009