US Park Police spend $343,000 for mobile surveillance cameras in Washington DC
Cameras reportedly set up near site for Trump’s proposed arch, Arlington Memorial Bridge and reflecting pool The US Park Police are spending $343,000 to lease mobile surveillance cameras from a company that also supplies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , federal contract records show. The deal comes as Donald Trump has insisted that vandals damaged the reflecting pool, one of…
The US Park Police have spent $343,000 to lease mobile surveillance cameras from Utah-based company LiveView Technologies (LVT) for monitoring locations associated with former President Donald Trump's proposed arch, including the Arlington Memorial Bridge and reflecting pool. The contract, valid until February, comes after Trump claimed that vandals damaged the reflecting pool, a claim that was later dismissed.
LVT, which also supplies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with surveillance equipment, installed the cameras at Memorial Circle and near statues near the Arlington Memorial Bridge. The company's trailers, capable of being set up without permanent wiring, are equipped with AI-powered cameras that can detect loitering and read license plates.
LVT's agreement with the Park Police adds to its long-standing federal contracts, including a recent $760,400 deal with ICE in March for 26 camera trailers and about $2.2 million in a separate contract in June with another ICE office for mobile security units. Despite LVT's assurances that its systems do not actively apply facial recognition, and that customers own their data, the company has faced criticism from the public and local governments, including concerns about privacy and reliability.
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