superrific
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Yes, I get that. But that's not remotely quick enough to track the guy or to put out an APB before he leaves the city.This is exactly what they do. Police don’t magically tap into these surveillance networks from “command center,” they go to key businesses individually based on whatever clues or tips they already have. I have seen this firsthand with cops physically in a business, reviewing footage, multiple times.
I didn’t think this would be a surprise to anyone, but yes this is what goes on during investigations where private surveillance might be useful.
I'm not talking about any "command center." You have facial recognition software. You take the still pulled from the Starbucks video. You input the still to the software and you get out a list of possible matches. Maybe none of them hit the right guy for a number of reasons, but it isn't a complicated process and I see no reason why it can't be done in NYC.