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London-Like 'Crime' Cams To Watch Orlando

POSTED: Monday, March 24, 2008
UPDATED: 9:27 am EDT March 24, 2008

High-tech cameras similar to those used in London will be installed in busy sections of Orlando to help curb crime, Local 6 has confirmed.

The IRIS cams -- also known as "intelligent cameras" -- are being placed in downtown Orlando and Parramore.

Some of the same cameras were tested at Lake Eola last July 4. Local 6 showed video of the camera picking out faces from across the lake.

Critics of the cameras are calling the cameras an invasion of privacy.

However, others said they liked the idea.

"I think it's a good idea," Orlando resident Michael Bishop said. "There is a lot of crime that goes on, on these streets that goes undetected because nobody is there to see it."

"God forbid something should happen to anybody," resident Elizabeth Serge said. "They then have something on tape showing who they could go after and who could be the possible suspect."

Monday, Orlando's mayor and police chief will outline the specifics.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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