Facial recognition technology helps Detroit police identify, arrest shooting suspect
DETROIT With help from facial recognition technology Detroit police arrested a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting that happened on the citys west side. Police said the shooting happened on May 25 at 11:30 p.m. at a gas station in the 13600 block of West Chicago. A group of people were outside the gas station when an argument occurred between several women, according to officials. Officers used video footage from Project Green Light Detroit and facial recognition software to identify and locate the suspect. Burns was located and arrested on May 27 in the 15400 block of Steel.
Detroit business owner disagrees with protesters demand to end Project Green Light
The idea behind Project Green Light is to use cameras linked to police to keep the community safe. 2 was to end Project Green Light. Now there are Project Green Light cameras all over the city. Beydoun said hes seen an increase in business because of Project Green Light. It will be up to them if Project Green Light continues or is shut down, Beydoun said.
Highland Park implements crime prevention program similar to Detroit's Project Green Light
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - Highland Park businesses are getting cameras thanks to a crime prevention program similar to Detroit's Project Green Light. Businesses will be outfitted with cameras as part of the city's blue light program, which will be monitored in real-time. "We're actually going to have an element called virtual policing," said Charles Lackey, Highland Park's technology director. The program has already helped curb some vandalism at the Ford Recreation Center. "We're a small 2.9 mile city and our response times are small now, but they'll be even greater once we get this up and going," Mayor Hubert Yopp said.