Category: closed circuit television

Police officer facing sack over cell assault – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 6th, 2010 in abuse of position of trust, assault, closed circuit television, news, police by sally

“Sgt Mark Andrews is shown dragging Pamela Somerville, 59, across the floor of the police station in Wiltshire before shoving her into a cell. CCTV footage captured her lying on the floor for a minute before struggling to get up with blood pouring from a head wound. Former soldier Sgt Andrews, 37, was eventually convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm after a trial at Oxford Magistrates Court earlier this summer.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2010

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Thousands fined for flouting Gloucester bus lane rules – BBC News

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in closed circuit television, fines, news, road traffic offences by sally

“Penalty tickets have been issued to 5,700 drivers caught illegally using a bus lane in Gloucester.”

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BBC News, 3rd September 2010

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Woman escapes jail for urinating on memorial – The Independent

Posted August 26th, 2010 in alcohol abuse, closed circuit television, drug abuse, news, outraging public decency, suspended sentences by sally

“A woman branded ‘Britain’s most disgusting person’ by veterans after she was convicted of urinating on a war memorial was given a suspended sentence today.”

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The Independent, 25th August 2010

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Man jailed over Worcester sex crimes – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2010 in closed circuit television, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A 30-year-old man who carried out a series of sexual offences in Worcester city centre has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 19th August 2010

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Teenager jailed for 20-minute attack on dog – The Independent

Posted August 5th, 2010 in animal cruelty, closed circuit television, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenager was starting a 16-week sentence today after being caught on CCTV kicking and punching a dog in a 20-minute attack.”

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The Independent, 5th August 2010

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Four men guilty of murdering couple in bungled ‘honour killing’ – The Guardian

Posted August 3rd, 2010 in arson, closed circuit television, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Four men who murdered a couple in a bungled attempt at an ‘honour’ killing were jailed for life today. Their intended victim was a Muslim man who was having an affair with a married woman, but they firebombed a different house.”

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2010

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Special constable guilty of ‘excessive’ assault – The Independent

Posted August 3rd, 2010 in assault, closed circuit television, complaints, news, perverting the course of justice, police by sally

“Peter Lightfoot, 40 was today [2nd August] found guilty by a jury of assaulting Lance Corporal Mark Aspinall after they viewed CCTV footage of him pushing his head into the ground and striking him with a police helmet.”

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The Independent, 2nd August 2010

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Legal fight over spy cameras in Muslim suburbs – The Guardian

Posted June 14th, 2010 in closed circuit television, human rights, Islam, news by sally

“A counterterrorism surveillance project targeted at two Muslim neighbourhoods in Birmingham could be halted after human rights lawyers pledged to seek a judicial review.”

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The Guardian, 11th June 2010

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Three jailed over Blackberry killing – The Independent

Posted May 21st, 2010 in closed circuit television, murder, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“Three robbers were jailed for nine years each today for killing a man for his BlackBerry phone which they sold for £60 and a chicken dinner.”

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The Independent, 21st May 2010

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Government outlines plans on privacy and surveillance – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 14th, 2010 in closed circuit television, defamation, DNA, freedom of expression, freedom of information, news, privacy by sally

“The new Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition Government said that it will beef up freedom of information law and reduce the number of people whose details are held on the Government’s DNA database.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2010

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Woman shot dead by police lawfully killed, jury rules – BBC News

Posted April 29th, 2010 in closed circuit television, firearms, inquests, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“An armed woman who was shot dead by a police marksman in Kent was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has ruled.”

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BBC News, 29th April 2010

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Schools ‘break law’ to spy on pupils – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2010 in closed circuit television, news, privacy, school children, teachers by sally

“Pupils are monitored by CCTV cameras as frequently as inmates in prisons and passengers at airports, research shows.”

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The Guardian, 15th March 2010

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Intercom security cameras ‘breach human rights’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 21st, 2010 in closed circuit television, data protection, human rights, news, privacy by sally

“Intercom security cameras are to be switched off by Birmingham City Council in case it breaches the rights of people coming to the door.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2010

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Number of crimes caught on CCTV falls by 70 per cent, Metropolitan Police admits – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 5th, 2010 in closed circuit television, crime, news, statistics by sally

“Prosecutions linked to CCTV have fallen in parts of Britain, raising questions about the true impact of the security cameras.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th January 2010

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Home Office to unveil first CCTV regulator to take control of Britain’s army of cameras – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 15th, 2009 in closed circuit television, news by sally

“New standards for the use of CCTV images, as well as new guidance to ensure that police use CCTV images more effectively, are also to be unveiled by ministers today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th December 2009

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Holiday cottage voyeur is jailed – BBC news

Posted November 5th, 2009 in closed circuit television, news, sentencing, voyeurism by sally

“A man has been jailed for more than two years for setting up secret cameras to spy on people renting his cottage.”

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BBC news, 5th November 2009

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Big Brother culture attacked by country’s top barrister – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 8th, 2009 in barristers, closed circuit television, investigatory powers, news, privacy by sally

“The ‘Big Brother’ culture is on the march across Britain, allowing the state to snoop on phone calls, emails and even walking the dog, the country’s top barrister, Desmond Browne QC, has warned.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2009

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Snoopers could win £1,000 prizes for monitoring CCTV cameras on the internet – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 6th, 2009 in closed circuit television, news, privacy by sally

“Citizen spies will be given the chance to win up to £1,000 by watching CCTV cameras on the internet and reporting people they suspect of committing crimes.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2009

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Fake video footage ‘persuades half of people to wrongly accuse others of crime’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 17th, 2009 in closed circuit television, evidence, news, witnesses by sally

“Fake video footage can persuade almost half of viewers to accuse people of crimes they have not committed, new research suggests.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2009

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Family claim cover-up over death in police custody – The Guardian

Posted August 24th, 2009 in closed circuit television, death in custody, news, police by sally

“The head of a Metropolitan police station where a man died has been recorded on tape promising that CCTV cameras were working and tape from them had been seized – weeks before investigators told the man’s family that the footage was missing.”

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The Guardian, 21st August 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk