Unfortunately, Los Angeles has a habit of deadly New Year’s celebrations: firing off guns in the air to mark the occasion.
Recently, LA County Sheriff Baca, backed by Police Chief Bratton, held a news conference to discourage this deadly practice by demonstrating a new, highly-promising technology.
DVTel’s Latitude Network Video management system is integrated with a Sentri Gunshot Detection alarm system that upon alarm automatically directs surveillance cameras to the area of gunshots. Police personnel can then investigate in real time—both using video and by deploying to the scene—in an effort to cut down on this life-threatening celebration and to reduce gun violence at all times of year.
A CBS news report on this new technology and the LA system can be viewed here: CBS News report
