Talk about thieves running out of items to steal… this winter thieves cut down and carted away 136 street lights in Baltimore, Maryland. As a result, the city decided that the city’s surveillance cameras needed to be suped up. Five $5,000 solar-powered digital surveillance cameras were purchased. These new cams shout when they sense motion nearby, "Stop! We have just taken your photograph. We will use this photograph to prosecute you. Leave the area now!" Yes, so beware of the street lights from now on, lest you be Punk’d. (Source: Wired Magazine, March 2006)
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Talking Street Lights
Talking Street Lights? Come on ppl, I dont speak about SF movies! It is real. Or will be real very soon in Baltimore, Maryland.
Talk about thieves running out of items to steal this winter thieves cut down and carted away 136 street l…
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Baltimore Teaches Streetlight Cameras to Shout At, Take Pictures of Anything That Moves
Bold thievery runs rampant in the streets of Baltimore, where 136 streetlights have been stolen in the past few months. How to deal with this larceny? That’s easy, do something indiscriminate and stupid. Train five solar-powered cameras on the remainin…
Gizmodo
Baltimore Teaches Streetlight Cameras to Shout At, Take Pictures of Anything That Moves
Bold thievery runs rampant in the streets of Baltimore, where 136 streetlights have been stolen in the past few months. How to deal with this larceny? That’s easy, do something indiscriminate and stupid. Train five solar-powered cameras on the remainin…
David S
What’s the selling price of a streetlight? And who one earth is buying streetlights? This is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve heard come out of Baltimore (except for Good Charlette… they take the cake)
John Doe
Hmm, perhaps the thieves will combat that with a $1 ski-mask.
DAN
Well, now that you’ve announced you’re taking pictures, I’m sure the theives will put on a mask and steal the, now more valuable, talking streetlights. I can’t wait to get one on eBay.