Pittsburgh expanding use of controversial gunshot detection …
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · As of 2021, the city spends more than $1.1 million a year for ShotSpotter gunshot detection system. The city of Pittsburgh plans to spend $85,000 to expand its use of ShotSpotter to Carrick.
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WEBJun 15, 2021 · The ShotSpotter system was piloted in Pittsburgh Police Zone 5 before being deployed citywide in 2018. In 2019 there were 5 shootings where police and paramedics responded to a ShotSpotter notification without any 911 call and found a victim. In 2020, that number grew to 8 shootings.
Pittsburgh Says ShotSpotter System Is Paying Off - CBS News
WEBJun 16, 2021 · PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The City of Pittsburgh has said its ShotSpotter system is paying off. The system uses a network of acoustic sensors to detect gunfire and it can then pinpoint the location...
Amid Criticisms And $1.1 Million Price Tag, Pittsburgh Officials ...
WEBOct 28, 2021 · The ShotSpotter technology first covered just three square miles in the city. But now it's expanded to 18 square miles across Pittsburgh. The city will invest another nearly $5 million in this...
Pittsburgh testing 'ShotSpotter' gunshot locating system soon
WEBDec 16, 2014 · Pittsburgh police plan to test an electronic gunshot-detection system later this month in the city's crime-ridden East End neighborhoods.
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WEBPittsburgh Police Investigate Fatal Shooting Following ShotSpotter Alert in Mount Oliver - 07.30.2023 COPY LINK UPDATE: Pittsburgh Police Seek the Public’s Help to Locate a Missing Person - 07.30.2023
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · The locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the ...
Pittsburgh's SpotSpotter program expanded - MSN
WEBThe City of Pittsburgh is set to expand its ShotSpotter gunfire detection system. While some major cities are considering whether to abandon the controversial technology, in Pittsburgh, city...
Pittsburgh Police Department: Gunshot Detection
WEBThe Pittsburgh Police Department uses Shotspotter gunshot detection technology. The Shotspotter system is monitored by the Pittsburgh real-time crime center. ... A system of acoustic sensors mounted on street lights or on the sides of buildings that passively listen for gunshots. Atlas of Surveillance is a project of the Electronic Frontier ...
Public Safety Blotter Articles - City of Pittsburgh
WEBPolice Responded to Shotspotter Alert in the Northside. Date: June 9, 2022. Incident Type: non-fatal shooting. Location: Zone 1. Summary: Pittsburgh Police responded to multiple Shotspotter alerts for the 1300 block of Federal Street around 11:50 p.m.
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