By Tanzina Vega
CNN
Camden, New Jersey (CNN) - The beeping sound coming from a screen mounted on the dashboard of Lt. Zsakheim James’ police car was consistent. The screen was connected to a half dozen cameras on the patrol car’s trunk and scanned each license plate we passed, beeping when it found a car with expired plates or one that may have been involved in some sort of criminal activity.
The technology is just one of the many used by the Camden police department to fight crime in a city that, just a few years ago, was considered one of the most dangerous in America. Now, it’s hailed by President Barack Obama as an example for others.
Throughout the city, there are also microphones that record and locate gunshots and more than 100 surveillance cameras that watch the city’s streets 24 hours a day.
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