Visual Defence Surveillance Technology Helps Capture Murder Suspect
Visual Defence Inc. recently announced that its video
surveillance technology aided in the successful capture of a man responsible
for the robbery and murder of an elderly woman in Israel. The perpetrator is
in police custody following an investigation in which surveillance images
figured prominently.
After robbing and assaulting the 78-year-old woman, the man fled the scene
and escaped capture. The woman later died of her injuries. Police were soon
alerted to the fact that the woman¹s bank card was being used to withdraw
cash from an ATM at the Jaffa branch of Bank Hapoalim. The ATM camera, which
is managed by the Visual Defence Digital Video Recording (DViR) platform,
captured an image of the individual withdrawing cash using the victim¹s
card.
The individual was later arrested on a similar robbery and assault crime
and, when presented with the ATM image and evidence connecting him directly
to recent activity on her bank card, confessed responsibility for the
robbery and murder of the elderly woman.
“We are very pleased to have been instrumental in aiding the police to solve
this terrible crime,” said Shay Gilnoyer, security officer at the of Bank Hapoalim,
who is responsible for the bank¹s central security monitoring center. “The
prevention of identity theft is of paramount concern and one of the primary
reasons for our installation of ATM cameras. In this case, not only did the
cameras successfully fulfill that requirement, but also provided the key
evidence to remove a dangerous criminal from the streets.”
The Visual Defence DViR is a robust digital video recorder and streamer for
the management and monitoring of live and recorded video assets. After an
alarm is tripped, the DViR can automatically present multiple video streams
on specific workstations and capture high-quality images of the event. Using
advanced video motion detection, the DViR can also trigger motion alarms and
start specific macro event sequences.
The Bank Hapoalim is now upgrading its DViR system, which includes 252
branches and 400 ATMs, to work over its IP network.