Now, most
of us know every Wal-Mart has more parking lot surveillance cameras than the
Pentagon! So what’s up? Do they know something that they’re not talking about
like maybe the changing store area demographics and they want to get ahead of
it to lessen parking lot crime and their liability? It’s no secret that
Wall-Mart has the lions share of Police calls to their retail stores.
What are the
capabilities of the Lot-Cop?
The
solar-powered “Lot-Cops” are rigged to a trailer and feature two pan/tilt/zoom
cameras, a 360-degree camera, a pulsing blue strobe light, floodlights and
speakers.
Times are
changing for us. Like I tell people, scan any parking lot you shop at for
potential danger (people milling around) that may be waiting for you. Even when
leaving the store to return to your car look at the area where your car is
before just walking to it. Then immediately after getting in the car lock the
door before you do anything else!
Here’s
one of the two LOT-COP’s at my Wall-Mart.
A closer
look.
It’s
solar powered with two, 400-watt solar panels.
The
cameras deployed on its’ telescoping pole.
A closer
look at the cameras.
Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen one of those! Maybe I should add "yet." I have noticed an increase in indoor security cameras in Walmart. Every self-checkout has one and so do many of the aisles. Cheaper than paying security guards I suppose.
ReplyDeleteYep . . . almost done shopping at Walmart.
ReplyDeleteMore cameras to photo the hoody wearing perps AFTER the crime has been committed & usually making a successful get-away.
ReplyDeleteRay
Annapolis Md U.S.A
Almost every WM in Florida had some kind of security car patrolling the lot. When you come from the Midwest it kid of blows your mind, that and pre pay on the gas
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