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Sunday, March 29, 2009
CHARLESTON, SC - Two Lowcountry cities soon hope to use video-surveillance cameras to give police an edge over criminals. But with more than a million such cameras already in use in the United States, questions persist as to how effective they are in curbing crime.
Charleston police want to use federal grant money to buy as many as 15 cameras to monitor public spaces for signs of trouble. North Charleston police plan to use a mobile surveillance camera to keep watch in high-crime areas. In doing so, they join New York, Chicago and a host of other cities making use of video technology.
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