[Neighbors] Security Cams on Lead/Coal

Mon Apr 17 19:58:56 MDT 2017

Some of the cameras are part of the Real Time Crime Center initiative - article here: www.abqjournal.com/174040/apd-video-crime-center-debuts.html/amp (a bit dated - it's from four years ago)

Others simply monitor traffic flow

Note the article states the footage is destroyed every 24 hours - it's not meant as long term evidence collection, but rather as a way to provide extra eyes for the police. 

> On Apr 17, 2017, at 7:44 PM, Robert L Anderson via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
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> John,
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> I remember seeing it from time to time now.   Let us all know what you learn from the call about the cams.  That is why I would think they are installed here now.
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> About two months ago someone tried to take my new Tundra from the front driveway but failed.   Then over spring break when we were out of town with the kids someone walked up alongside our house and took my 10’ aluminum extending ladder ($100 to replace).  
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> And late this Saturday afternoon as it is getting dusk a young woman rung our door bell.  She asks me if I know anything about cars?  She says her car had stalled, over heated likely over in the alley (between Dartmouth and Richmond at the Coal end) and wanted to know if I would go over and help her with it.   You can imagine what that might have been a set up for me being out of the house or trapped in the alley at dark by others…. I gave her a container of water and wished her well.
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> IMO this Coal/Lead rebuild has just brought more crime into our area as it has made an easy escape route for criminals.  I have seen so many vehicles now with no license plates go by now, and the other day up at Hermosa I was going east on Coal and saw a guy in his truck stopped at the sign to turn right onto Coal and out from behind and around him without stopping for the traffic zooms a car with no license plates and full of people in a hurry.  I figured it was a get away from some crime up the street.  I followed them out to San Mateo but of course the vehicle had no license plate, or I found out a plate covered over with a dark plastic so it could not be read unless right on the bumper.
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> Good luck with recovering your truck.  
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> Sincerely,
> Bob Anderson
> Albuquerque, NM
> citizen at comcast.net
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> On Apr 17, 2017, at 12:30 PM, johnfinger at aol.com wrote:
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> Bob,
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> It's a dark green 1998 GMC, taken Wednesday night.  I've left a message with APD, so we'll see what happens.
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> JF
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> John Finger
> 323 Bryn Mawr SE
> Albuquerque NM 87106
> NM phone: (505) 266-8906
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert L Anderson <citizen at comcast.net>
> To: johnfinger <johnfinger at aol.com>
> Cc: Hill Nob <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
> Sent: Mon, Apr 17, 2017 12:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Security Cams on Lead/Coal
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> Hi John, that is awful.  
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> When did the truck get stolen.   
> Was kind was it?
> It would seem the security cam would have the people coming and going?
> They most likely too when they left drove right under the camera.
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> Let me know what you find out.
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> 
> Sincerely,
> Bob Anderson
> Albuquerque, NM
> citizen at comcast.net
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> On Apr 17, 2017, at 12:01 PM, johnfinger at aol.com wrote:
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> Bob,
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> Interesting about the security cameras, especially since my truck was stolen last week, just across the alley from your back yard.  When I reported it, the police seemed to have no clue that there might be something useful on the camera at the traffic light.  Guess I'll try to follow up on that.
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> John Finger
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert L Anderson via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
> To: Hill Nob <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
> Sent: Mon, Apr 17, 2017 11:01 am
> Subject: [Neighbors] Security Cams on Lead/Coal
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> Have you noticed the APD security cams on all the major intersections now on Lead and Coal, at least as far as I have looked up and down Lead/Coal? Does anyone know what they are about? Is it for apprehending speeders, red light runners, to track stolen cars, monitor traffic flow, catch break-in criminals or noise monitoring? Are they monitored live? Can we access the URL for the cameras? The one at Bryn Mawr has a clear view of my house and back yard. Lots of implications with these cams. Who came up with this and what is the program called and how was it paid for? Supposedly the Lead/Coal rebuild ended and the money for things like this. I hope we get more trees with the wider sidewalks. We need more shade with the changing climate patterns. I was opposed to cutting the trees on Central for ART as we need more shade on the hot pavement, not less trees. Mid-block crossings are necessary for sure. Thanks Pat for that. And we need pedestrian crossing markers now on Lead and Coal to alert drivers speeding along that there are people living in this area who need to cross Lead/Coal in mid-block too. The north/south streets crossing Lead/Coal have old faded out white stop crossing lines that are too far back often for drivers on streets crossing Lead/Coal. We still don’t have the “Lights timed to posted speed” on Lead/Coal that were there before the rebuild… what 5 years ago now? Have you notice the almost no sidewalk area along Central in front of the big new apartment building at Carlisle and Coal? How did that ever get approved? I hope in the new money for these renovations the city can find money to move north ten feet the street light pole and community watch sign they put in the driveway access area of my home with the Lead/Coal rebuild. I have been told there is no money for this nor changing our the live oak trees blocking my solar access on the Southside of my house along Coal, but there is lots of money for otters and other favored big projects. Bob Anderson _______________________________________________ Neighbors_nobhill-nm mailing list Neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com http://mailman.swcp.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/neighbors_nobhill-nm
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