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Police see suspect's face very quickly
By LISA DAVIS
Staff Writer of Star Beacon
May of 2001
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE
- There was no doubt Adam Noble, 30, of Ashtabula was the suspect in a robbery
Wednesday at the Indian Creek Resort in
Geneva-on-the-Lake.
Within minutes, the police had a digital photo of Noble in their hands.
"You could actually count the cartons of cigarettes and see the suspect's
face as clear as day," Chief Tim Bruckman of the
Geneva-on-the-Lake Police
Department said.
The upscale resort installed a digital video management system about two weeks ago, said
owner Andrus. Immediately after the robbery a digital photo of the suspect
was printed for police.
"The system is also watermarked and can be used as evidence in court," he said.
Andrus can't say enough about the Kodicom
security system, which consists of 26 cameras. Andrus
feels it has already paid for itself, he said. The system also does motion
tracking and motion alarming right through the camera system, he said.
The cameras can be viewed all at once or one at a time and record 24 hours a
day. Also, the video can be archived for up to 30 days, Andrus said.
Unlike the VCR type of recording camera system, this system can take a frame and
zoom in on a particular item, person or area. This was done for the photo to
identify Noble.
Andrus bought the system from
DVR Security Systems in
Ashtabula, as piece of mind and to provide better customer
service and safety, he said.
"It will help at the Store, Lounge, Laundromat and other locations (The Step Above Lounge)
to deter bad activity and make a safe and secure place even safer and more
secure," he said.
There are cameras at the gas pumps, which will cut down the theft of gas, as
well as in the store, restaurant (Farone's)
and bar, Andrus said.
For example, the system is integrated with the point of sale (pos) or cash
registers. If a customer said he bought six steaks and was charged for 10,
Andrus could go into the system and type in steak sales. This would pull up the
video of all the steak sales for that day.
"I could view it and see if the customer was over charged," he said.
Majority of thefts to a business come from employees more than customers, Andrus
said. It was for this reason as well he purchased the video system. Though it hasn't
been a real problem with the Resorts employees, "it still insures there is no temptation", he
said.
The cameras are located in the front entrance in the parking lot, as well as in
the lounge, restaurant, store, storage area, gas station and coin laundry. "However, out respect of privacy of the
campers and guests, no cameras are located in the camping areas," he said.
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