There are 6 article(s) tagged SkyCop:

• August 2022

  • MPD could soon monitor business surveillance systems

    If a crime occurs at a business, investigators would be able to download surveillance footage directly from the business instead of having to request it — something that can take hours, MPD says. 

    By Julia Baker August 22, 2022

• November 2021

  • 10 years. $10M. 2,100 SkyCop cameras. And a crime increase of 57%

    SkyCop cameras have cost Memphis more than $10 million since 2010, but a Daily Memphian analysis shows the city experienced more crime with a vast camera system than without it, and cameras rarely help criminal investigations.

    By Matt Stroud, Aidian Holder November 22, 2021

• November 2019

  • Security cameras on the way for all of Shelby County

    The various Shelby County law enforcement agencies will oversee implementation of a new security camera program for the county, according to a resolution approved Monday by the County Commission to establish program guidelines.

    By Linda A. Moore November 18, 2019

• September 2019

  • Plans to put security cameras everywhere in Shelby County still a work in progress

    With the funding in place to put security cameras in every Shelby County Commission district, officials are still trying to figure out how to do it.

    By Linda A. Moore September 19, 2019

• August 2019

  • County Commission committee discusses SkyCops countywide

    The Shelby County Commission approved $1.6 million for SkyCops cameras to help with crime prevention in all 13 commission districts, but the details will take time to work out.

    By Linda A. Moore August 08, 2019

• July 2019

  • SkyCop giveaway to be held for District 3 neighborhood groups

    Neighborhood groups in the greater Whitehaven area will have a chance to get a free SkyCop camera this fall.

    By Elle Perry July 01, 2019