Under the new pilot program, businesses will be able to share real-time camera feeds directly with the NYPD.
Eyewitness NewsSonia Rincon is lvie in Harlem with details on pilot program aimed in stopping retail theft.New York City is fighting retail theft with innovative technology that will allow businesses to share real-time video feeds with police.
The hope is to deter thieves, but when a crime does happen, it will also make it easier for police to track down suspects. And in that time, it's stopped locking up some of the items most popular with shoplifters, like cleaning supplies, knowing that the NYPD can see and identify anyone with sticky fingers quickly and grab them -- because they're usually repeat offenders.
The 125th Street Business Improvement District is actually the second BID to test it out. The head of Flushing's BID says it's been working there for a few months.
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