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Thursday, 28 March 2024

BPD surveillance plane program begins

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BPD surveillance plane program begins
BPD surveillance plane program begins

The Baltimore Police Department on Friday will roll out it's first flight of the Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program.

THE CONTROVERSIAL AERIALSURVEILLANCE PROGRAM BEGANTODAY IN BALTIMORE CITY.

ITWAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OFESTIMATES IN MARCH...AND LASTWEEK...A FEDERAL JUDGEREJECTED A REQUEST BY THE ━C━━U AND OTHER GROUPS TOGROUND THE PLANE.

THE PROGRAMWILL BE USED TO INVESTIGATEMURDERS...NO━ FATALSHOOTINGS...ARME DROBBERIES...AND CARJACKINGIT WILL BE MONITORED TO MAKESURE THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOTVIOLATE THE CONSENT DECREE.POLICE COMMISSIONER MICHAELHARRISON ALSO SAYS THE PROGRAMDOES NOT VIOLATE THE FIRST ORFOURTH AMENDMENT...AND THATITS A LEGITIMATE MEANS OFPOLICE INVESTIGATION.“We areconcerned about thecommunityprivacy but the plane is notfilming inside of walls orinside of closed facilitieslike a home of a business or abuilding or inside of avehicle but only tracks littledots and movements andpatterns of movement” THEDEPARTMENT WILL NOT HAVACCESS TO ANY DATA COLLECTEDBY THE PLANE.

IF THERE IS ACRIME...INVESTIGAT ORS WILLHAVE TO REQUEST DATA FROM THEPROGRAMIS IT EVIDENCE OF A CRIME.

IFDATA IS NOT REQUESTED...ITSDELETED IN 45 DAYS.

THEPROGRAM WILL BE ACTIVE FOR UPTO 180 DAYS.

RESEARCHERS WILLREPORT FINDINGS TO THEDEPARTMENT.

AFTERWARDS...THE YWILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OFWETHER THE DEPARTMENT SHOULDOR SHOULD NOT GO FORWARD WITH

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