CITY TO USE CAMERAS IN BID TO FIGHT CRIME

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: November 19, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

By January, Boston will install about 40 sophisticated surveillance cameras in Chinatown, along Boston Harbor, and in high- crime areas, probably including Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday he believes the digital cameras can be an effective tool against crime. "Any technology or any operation that we can use that will help us combat violence in the streets of our city, we're going to look at very seriously," he said in an interview.

Police Commissioner Kathleen M. O'Toole said yesterday that the city eventually plans to link its cameras with others ...

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