Surveillance News

• Elderly man, 80, knocked to the ground by two teens is heard yelling for help while being robbed
  
  A California man, 80, was attacked and robbed in broad daylight. Surveillance video sees the senior get knocked to the ground by two teens. The man could be heard screaming for help.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Watchdog says Capitol Police force needs its own intelligence unit to avoid repeat of Jan 6 siege
  
  U.S. Capitol Police forces needs standalone counter-surveillance unit if it is to prevent future intelligence failures that contributed to Jan. 6 attack, according to Inspector General Michael Bolton.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Behind the Nunes memo showdown
  
  President Trump is expected to clear the way for the release of a classified Republican memo about the Russia investigation. It accuses the FBI and Justice Department of improper surveillance of a Trump campaign official. ...
  CBS News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Controversial surveillance memo expected to be released
  
  A memo with classified information that alleges surveillance abuses could be released on Friday. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues explains why the situation is touching raw nerves in Washington.
  CBS News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• From the Wastewater Drain, Solid Pandemic Data
  
  The coronavirus could turn sewage surveillance into a mainstream public health practice.
  New York Times.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Arlington Heights pet store puppy heist caught on video
  
  A puppy heist in the suburbs was caught on surveillance video.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• New York City woman sucker-punched from behind, robbed in subway station
  
  Disturbing new surveillance video released by the NYPD shows the moment a mugger sucker-punches a woman in an East Village subway station and rips off her backpack.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 4 May 2021.
• Editorial: Clamp down on FBI's backdoor surveillance of Americans
  
  A judge faults the FBI for conducting improper data searches on Americans.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 2 May 2021.
• Representative Mike Nearman of Oregon, Who Let in Protesters, Is Charged
  
  Surveillance footage shows State Representative Mike Nearman opening a door to let protesters into the Capitol, in Salem, last year.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 1 May 2021.
• Republican lawmakers push for end to iCOP, the Postal Service surveillance
  
  Republican lawmakers said Friday they are pushing to end the U.S. Postal Service’s surveillance of Americans via its internet covert operations program (iCOP). ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 30 Apr 2021.
• Synagogues vandalized in 'brazen' attacks, surveillance video released
  
  Authorities in New York City are looking for the suspect who vandalized four Jewish synagogues.
  ABC News.  Monday, 26 Apr 2021.
• Man chucks bobcat after it attacks wife in driveway, surveillance footage shows
  
  A protective husband in North Carolina leapt into action to save his wife from a rabid bobcat in a wild, viral video.
  Fox News.  Monday, 19 Apr 2021.
• EU to consider ban on using A.I. for mass surveillance and social credit scores
  
  Using AI software for mass surveillance and ranking social behavior could soon be outlawed in Europe, according to draft legislation shared online.
  CNBC.  Friday, 16 Apr 2021.
• Doormen Fired for Failing to Intervene in Attack on Asian American Woman
  
  Surveillance video shows the men watched from the lobby as 65-year-old Vilma Kari was repeatedly kicked and stomped.
  Voice of America.  Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021.
• Violent thieves who broke into people's bedrooms and tried to rob police officers jailed for 100 years
  
  A group of violent robbers from London, who tried to rob police officers who had them under surveillance, have been jailed for a total of 100 years.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021.

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