Category Archives: Expert Commentary

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Security camera video of a slashing attack in Chelsea this week lead to the quick arrest of a suspect and proved what a valuable tool it is to police. London has the so-called ring of steel, and in Chicago a police partnership with private businesses allows authorities to look at theirContinue reading “WCBS New York: Quick arrest in Chelsea slashing case shows importance of surveillance cameras”

Every morning, officers across the nation get a predictive map that tells them where crime is likely to happen before it’s committed. When the mapping systems used by Detroit Police Department started showing an increase of auto theft and larceny downtown, Detroit’s 1st Precinct got together and laid a trap…

BRICK– The truth behind what led to the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Julian Hoffman by police may hinge on video surveillance footage rather than an eyewitness account. Derek Hoffman, Julian’s father, told the Asbury Park Press that he is trying to obtain the surveillance footage from the company that records it. There may be atContinue reading “Asbury Park Press: Will video set record straight in Brick Shooting?”

NEWARK — Six killings in as many days last week left Newark city officials searching for a response. To help curb the rising death toll, Newark Police Department Director Eugene Venable emptied the cupboard, reassigning over 100 administrative department officers from desk to street duty. Despite the killings, Venable and other city officials vouch forContinue reading “Star Ledger: 6 murders in a week: How Newark is responding to summer homicide surge”

NEWARK – Last week, Mayor Ras Baraka and city police officials took aim at a Wall Street Journal article documenting a sharp rise in shootings this year, calling it an incomplete picture of the city’s struggles with violence. The nature of the dispute, however, was not whether shootings had gone up. Rather, much of theContinue reading “Star Ledger: How many shootings has Newark had this year? Depends on who you ask”

Around St. Louis, bloodshed rises in year since Michael Brown was killed…

Held in the city’s light-filled council chambers, 15 police officers were honored with individual awards while the agency’s central narcotics unit, with 40 active officers, received a department unit award. Two civilians, Michael Albin, a longtime mentor to many police officers, and Eric Piza, a crime data analyst, also were recognized…