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Cellular Data Solutions Debuts Robber-Catching Camera

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Cellular Data Solutions (CDS) of Bryant announced on Monday that it has developed a camera that could help police catch those who rob businesses much faster.

The company is working to deploy the IoT (internet of things) technology that gives business owners remote wireless access to their brick-and-mortar locations in several cities, CEO Chuck Denton said.

“There’s been armed robberies left and right,” Denton told Arkansas Business. “We’ve created a camera that will go into banks, convenience stores, any type of business that has a cash register…(It’s) a complete turnkey solution where the employees will have a wireless key fob, kind of like for your car, but we can also put it on a cash register as a button. We could put it as a foot pedal on the floor.”

The footage, plus the GPS coordinates of the business, are immediately sent to patrol cars via email or text message when the user activates the system.

He said officers can also view footage from the 4-megapixel, motion-activated camera on their mobile devices.

That negates the two to four hours officers may need to obtain a video recorded by traditional security cameras at the place that was robbed.

The CDS cameras can be accessed from any cell phone, tablet or computer. Footage is not only available in real time, but is also stored in the online cloud and can be viewed through an encrypted internet connection.

The cloud-based technology offers users the ability to adjust systemwide and camera-specific settings and access to searchable video, images and metadata. Metadata is additional information about the video and images, including the size of a file, the time it was created, the date it was created and more.

“Nine out of 10 times, (cops) more than likely passed the suspect on their way to the scene. They could have this in real time” before dispatch receives a 911 call, Denton said. That means officer could have a description of suspects in time to arrest them while they’re fleeing from crime scenes.

He added that retailers would have to pay to install the IoT solution.

The cost? Each camera is $1,250 including installation, and there is a monthly fee of $45 that includes access to all of the video stored in the cloud.

But, because 95 percent of police departments already have the equipment required, connecting them to the system can be done at no cost to cities, Denton said.

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