DETROIT – Detroit is expanding monitoring of real-time video surveillance as part of an effort to reduce crime with help from McDonald's fast food restaurants and others.
Officials on Monday announced an update to "Project Green Light," which earlier included a partnership with several gas stations to send live footage to police.
The program is being expanded to more than 20 locations, including 11 McDonald's, liquor stores and additional gas stations. Using a system from Motorola Solutions, multiple video feeds can be seen on one screen and high-definition images are shared.
The city started the project in January with eight partners who installed high-definition (1080p) indoor and outdoor cameras that stream directly back to the Detroit Police Department.
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Perhaps one of the most successful Project Green Light examples was a March 20 gas station shooting.
Clear video of the shooting as it happened was fed back to Detroit police investigators, who made an arrest within hours of the incident.
The suspect, Shamicah Burton, is scheduled for trial on several charges, which include assault and carrying a concealed weapon.