Comments on: Help West U Police Catch These Crooks

By: GoldBacon

GoldBacon — Thu, 01 May 2014 03:03:19 +0000

Wait, what? A floating lilypad and toy turtle are valued at $4,700??? Sounds like the real crime happened long before this burglary.

By: miltonwatchdog

miltonwatchdog — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 22:09:07 +0000

Looks like kids, probably local. Ugly floating lily pad and turtle — glad they are gone. Safety hazard in the event a small child could get trapped underneath. So we got cheap cameras, no motion detectors or lights, and spent $4,700 on stupid pool junk. City government run amuck with our money.

By: Lucille

Lucille — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:49:42 +0000

It is hard to tell, but I assume the shown picture is outside. The house I had in West U was on a corner lot. I had a cheap floodlight over the backdoor and another on the attached garage which lit up the backyard like it was high noon. Unless bright lights would bother neighbors, I would think better lighting would help. Motion sensors alerting the police department might be triggered by animals. One night I thought there was someone walking in the leaves. My floodlights revealed a very big raccoon.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:13:48 +0000

Despite advances in technology, getting decent video footage under typical night time conditions isn’t easy when using budget hardware. I think motion sensor activated lights would help though.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 01:15:47 +0000

Why is it that with the level of today’s technology the quality of the surveillance videos we always see is so poor?
Why not have motion sensors? They are inexpensive enough for residential users, why doesn’t the City install them on facilities where there is such high price equipment?
I wouldn’t be surprised if these thugs are spoiled kids that live in the neighborhood not far from the club.