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The town of Irmo may step up its crime-fighting surveillance efforts with a new set of tools, if the town council moves forward with plans some members worried could infringe on citizens\u2019 privacy.<\/p>\n

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Irmo is considering adding more Flock Safety cameras around town that would record the license plates of vehicles as they pass through town. Irmo already has 11 such cameras around town, and town council members heard a presentation Tuesday on adding as many as 22 more.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re not catching the entire town\u201d with the current set up, Mayor Bill Danielson said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked with the [police] chief to identify areas we\u2019re missing… and we\u2019ve identified 22 additional locations, so that no matter where you go as a fleeing burglar, rapist or child molester, we\u2019re going to be able to track that plate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The cameras manufactured by the Georgia-based Flock Safety are used by several law enforcement agencies across South Carolina to record information on vehicles that pass by the cameras. Police can then use the data to identify any cars they might be trying to locate, although Flock cameras only record the license number and a rear image of the car, not the car\u2019s driver, company spokesman Jalen Johnson told the council Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a former officer myself, it\u2019s important that we don\u2019t take the police work out of police work,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

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All of the data the company collects is owned by the town, but Flock Safety also automatically deletes any data its servers store for more than 30 days.<\/p>\n

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Councilman Gabriel Penfield expressed concerns about how much data the town should be collecting on its citizens, especially since the proposal would also give the town the option of deploying drones.<\/p>\n

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Penfield told The State he had seen a demonstration of one of the drones and, \u201cIf it\u2019s flying from here to Highway 6 as the crow flies, it\u2019s recording all the way, including anybody who\u2019s in their backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Johnson said Flock\u2019s drones don\u2019t fly around doing general surveillance of the community, and would only be deployed in response to specific incidents in specified locations. When not focused on a specific target, it flies with the camera facing the horizon, Johnson said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t know what problem we\u2019re solving if crime is down year over year,\u201d Penfield said. \u201cI\u2019m a supporter of law enforcement, but not of 33 cameras and aerial surveillance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Councilwoman Phyllis Coleman said cameras have already become widespread even without the town getting involved, including neighboring jurisdictions that use the same tools.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I walk down the street, I\u2019m being recorded on every house\u2019s doorbell camera,\u201d Coleman said. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s an inevitable part of society in general.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Council didn\u2019t make any decision on Tuesday, but at a future meeting the council could consider a four-year package that would cost $94,300 for the first year (including installation) and a total of $203,900 for the next three years.<\/p>\n

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