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there are 250 million cars trucks and

there are 250 million cars trucks and motorcycles packing America’s streets

motorcycles packing America’s streets

motorcycles packing America’s streets and an army of thieves looking to steal

and an army of thieves looking to steal

and an army of thieves looking to steal them America’s police are locked in a

them America’s police are locked in a

them America’s police are locked in a game of cat and mouse

game of cat and mouse

game of cat and mouse filled with car chases and hot pursuits

filled with car chases and hot pursuits

filled with car chases and hot pursuits law enforcement is reaching out to

law enforcement is reaching out to

law enforcement is reaching out to companies and their state-of-the-art

companies and their state-of-the-art

companies and their state-of-the-art devices science computers and

devices science computers and

devices science computers and leading-edge technology are transforming

leading-edge technology are transforming

leading-edge technology are transforming the way police apprehend car thieves

the way police apprehend car thieves

the way police apprehend car thieves [Music]

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[Music] every year as many as 10,000 law

every year as many as 10,000 law

every year as many as 10,000 law enforcement professionals come to learn

enforcement professionals come to learn

enforcement professionals come to learn pursuit tech a pursuit is very dangerous

pursuit tech a pursuit is very dangerous

pursuit tech a pursuit is very dangerous if you’ve ever been in one they’re very

if you’ve ever been in one they’re very

if you’ve ever been in one they’re very scary

scary

scary high-resolution plasma screens in

high-resolution plasma screens in

high-resolution plasma screens in advanced software create a complex

advanced software create a complex

advanced software create a complex virtual environment that demands an

virtual environment that demands an

virtual environment that demands an officer’s full concentration while

officer’s full concentration while

officer’s full concentration while inside the simulator an officer must

inside the simulator an officer must

inside the simulator an officer must simultaneously manage a fully functional

simultaneously manage a fully functional

simultaneously manage a fully functional dashboard the gear selector works the

dashboard the gear selector works the

dashboard the gear selector works the headlights work and the police emergency

headlights work and the police emergency

headlights work and the police emergency equipment works sirens side lights side

equipment works sirens side lights side

equipment works sirens side lights side alley lights and overheads to best

alley lights and overheads to best

alley lights and overheads to best simulate the environment for the officer

simulate the environment for the officer

simulate the environment for the officer while some technologies make it easier

while some technologies make it easier

while some technologies make it easier to catch car thieves too many devices

to catch car thieves too many devices

to catch car thieves too many devices can complicate matters for an officer

can complicate matters for an officer

can complicate matters for an officer trying to apprehend a suspect as a

trying to apprehend a suspect as a

trying to apprehend a suspect as a former police officer I’ve had to use a

former police officer I’ve had to use a

former police officer I’ve had to use a steering wheel with one hand talked on

steering wheel with one hand talked on

steering wheel with one hand talked on the radio with another work a computer

the radio with another work a computer

the radio with another work a computer hit different buzzards flip switches for

hit different buzzards flip switches for

hit different buzzards flip switches for my siren turn my radio on and off and

my siren turn my radio on and off and

my siren turn my radio on and off and still be in control of my vehicle so

still be in control of my vehicle so

still be in control of my vehicle so police departments across the u.s. are

police departments across the u.s. are

police departments across the u.s. are turning to a new consolidating

turning to a new consolidating

turning to a new consolidating technology to rid their cars of clutter

technology to rid their cars of clutter

technology to rid their cars of clutter a system called tack net alert three

a system called tack net alert three

a system called tack net alert three [Music]

tack net short for tactical network

tack net short for tactical network shifts a multitude of separate systems

shifts a multitude of separate systems

shifts a multitude of separate systems from the dashboard to the trunk

from the dashboard to the trunk

from the dashboard to the trunk including the controls for lights and

including the controls for lights and

including the controls for lights and sirens the scanner radios radar video

sirens the scanner radios radar video

sirens the scanner radios radar video and computer system technologies that

and computer system technologies that

and computer system technologies that allow a police officer to focus on the

allow a police officer to focus on the

allow a police officer to focus on the road can help bring a dangerous

road can help bring a dangerous

road can help bring a dangerous encounter to a safe and

that’s definitely true of another

that’s definitely true of another technology there’s a hunter in the sky

technology there’s a hunter in the sky

technology there’s a hunter in the sky above unhindered by the dark a hunter

above unhindered by the dark a hunter

above unhindered by the dark a hunter with infrared eyes

the Columbus Ohio Police Department has

the Columbus Ohio Police Department has a small fleet of helicopters armed with

a small fleet of helicopters armed with

a small fleet of helicopters armed with a system called FLIR forward-looking

a system called FLIR forward-looking

a system called FLIR forward-looking infrared infrared is not in the visible

infrared infrared is not in the visible

infrared infrared is not in the visible part of the spectrum but what’s

part of the spectrum but what’s

part of the spectrum but what’s invisible to human eyes is clear as day

invisible to human eyes is clear as day

invisible to human eyes is clear as day – Flair’s camera calibrated to precisely

– Flair’s camera calibrated to precisely

– Flair’s camera calibrated to precisely detect the infrared section of

detect the infrared section of

detect the infrared section of electromagnetic spectrum the camera

electromagnetic spectrum the camera

electromagnetic spectrum the camera displays a video image to the

displays a video image to the

displays a video image to the helicopters copilot the more infrared

helicopters copilot the more infrared

helicopters copilot the more infrared radiation and object gives off the

radiation and object gives off the

radiation and object gives off the brighter it appears and unfortunately

brighter it appears and unfortunately

brighter it appears and unfortunately for car thieves their bodies are

for car thieves their bodies are

for car thieves their bodies are infrared emitting machines spewing

infrared emitting machines spewing

infrared emitting machines spewing radiation in the form of body heat with

radiation in the form of body heat with

radiation in the form of body heat with 1.2 million cars stolen each year

1.2 million cars stolen each year

1.2 million cars stolen each year auto theft is a nationwide problem this

auto theft is a nationwide problem this

auto theft is a nationwide problem this car has some pretty neat bells and

car has some pretty neat bells and

car has some pretty neat bells and whistles on it what we’ve got here our

whistles on it what we’ve got here our

whistles on it what we’ve got here our license plate reader cameras the license

license plate reader cameras the license

license plate reader cameras the license plate recognition technology or LPR

plate recognition technology or LPR

plate recognition technology or LPR literally takes a picture of every plate

literally takes a picture of every plate

literally takes a picture of every plate it encounters and can determine if the

it encounters and can determine if the

it encounters and can determine if the vehicles been stolen in a fraction of a

vehicles been stolen in a fraction of a

vehicles been stolen in a fraction of a second a huge advancement over the old

second a huge advancement over the old

second a huge advancement over the old method

method

method get all those beeps it’s picking up

get all those beeps it’s picking up

get all those beeps it’s picking up plates on either side of us right here

plates on either side of us right here

plates on either side of us right here cars coming towards us cars they’re

cars coming towards us cars they’re

cars coming towards us cars they’re parked on the side of the road

parked on the side of the road

parked on the side of the road it all starts the instant of car passes

it all starts the instant of car passes

it all starts the instant of car passes one of the LPRs cameras like this

one of the LPRs cameras like this

one of the LPRs cameras like this minivan two pictures are taken a color

minivan two pictures are taken a color

minivan two pictures are taken a color picture for visual identification and an

picture for visual identification and an

picture for visual identification and an infrared picture that infrared image

infrared picture that infrared image

infrared picture that infrared image travels to the computer located in the

travels to the computer located in the

travels to the computer located in the trunk a series of sophisticated software

trunk a series of sophisticated software

trunk a series of sophisticated software programs first identifies the position

programs first identifies the position

programs first identifies the position of the plate on the image extracts it

of the plate on the image extracts it

of the plate on the image extracts it and breaks the plate into individual

and breaks the plate into individual

and breaks the plate into individual characters number and letter recognition

characters number and letter recognition

characters number and letter recognition programs determine what each character

programs determine what each character

programs determine what each character is the plate number is then compared

is the plate number is then compared

is the plate number is then compared against a database of more than 300,000

against a database of more than 300,000

against a database of more than 300,000 vehicles of interest and if a vehicle’s

vehicles of interest and if a vehicle’s

vehicles of interest and if a vehicle’s plate matches oh there we go we got a

plate matches oh there we go we got a

plate matches oh there we go we got a stone right there

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