Surveillance cameras have captured criminals in the act of breaking the law many times. These same camera systems can also be used to make certain that the police are doing their job correctly and being honest in their testimonials. This story is about how a good security camera system help keep two officers and a third man from getting away with robbery.
This story takes place in a tiny corner bar on the east coast of the united states. The small bar has been around for several years and is the regular hangout of the local police officers. Around four AM on a Tuesday morning, two uniformed officers were to an auto garage near the bar because an alarm had been triggered. It was a false alarm, so the two policemen made their way over to the bar where they and they're brethren often hung out.
While walking around the bar the two officers discovered that doors that led to the bar's basement were unlocked. So they decided to go in and make themselves at home, hanging out in the empty bar for about forty minutes. During this time, the uniformed officers were joined by a third man in civilian clothing and all three of the men spent some time watching TV and even drinking beer. One of the law enforcement officers eventually made his way over to the small room where the safe was located. Once the cop was in the room with the safe, he wasted little time getting the safe open and pulling a handful of cash out and put it in his pocket. It seems that only the one policemen was involved in taking the money, soon after the theft they all left the premises.
Luckily the cops' actions were being recorded by the bar's security cameras from the time they started walking around the bar. "It's cut and dry," a source who viewed the footage said. "There's no question what he did." Once the video footage was brought to light, an internal affairs investigation was initiated.
Without the aid of the security cameras, this crime would surely have gone in to the unsolved cases file. The people who've seen the footage say that the evidence is concrete, so a successful prosecution seems very likely. The wad of cash that was stolen was substantially less then the investment in the camera system.
Source: ezinearticles.com