IT Deputized To Help Take A Bite Out Of Crime.

The article reports on the implementation of using mobile and wireless technologies to enforce parking laws and aid in crime-fighting efforts in the U.S. It stated that there are 13 video cameras connected to 17 wireless mesh nodes were trained on some of the city's most crime-ridden areas which allows the police to electronically look for gang activity, drug dealing, prostitutions and other crimes. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) aims to use the parking enforcement systems to increase the productivity of its enforcement officers.