Sandy Springs Robo-cop

[RickS31]

Did everyone catch that Sandy Springs in Cobb County is testing, and wants to buy, camera systems that strap to the cop's ear? Records everything they see and do. Interesting ongoing use of technology. $6K each.

Rick

 

[CapStar362]

heard something on the news about a ear camera, is that the same thing?

 

[b7spectra]

Ummm, Sandy Springs is in Fulton County.

 

[markbart]

Ummm, Sandy Springs is in Fulton County.

Last time I looked.

Mark

 

[RickS31]

Oops, my bad. I decided to change the county boundaries.

And, yes. It's the camera that the officer wears over his ear like a cell phone earpiece microphone. Control is on his chest.
Rick

 

[b7spectra]

I was on my way home (in Cobb) traveling Johnson Ferry, crossed the river and out of no where comes a SSPD unit opposite direction on a full code. He was coming out of Cobb and headed into Fulton. I was really curious until I remembered that near Lower Roswell is a Dunkin Donuts!

 

[RickS31]

LOL. Maybe the camera manufacturer enticed the SS city cops by building in a GPS Dunkin' Donuts locator.

Rick

 

[N8IAA]

Saw it in action on Channel 46 news last night. Neat little unit. Made by the same company that makes tazers. Wonder when they'll put those with the cameras Look and zap!
Larry

 

[CapStar362]

hey stop hatin on Krispy Kreme!!!!


cant stand DD

 

[procopper7005]

I wore a device similar to what you all describe in 2006 when my then agency tested it. It was a radio mic that had a color video cam/audio recorder in it. It was pretty cool for recording interviews of victims or bad guys and playing it back to remember all the details but was crap in low light or when moving (like chasing someone down.

This is what Sandy Spings is testing....TASER AXON

Its expensive and only gives a narrow view of the whole picture of an incident.