Mar 29, 2010
But they're not a magic bullet; growing use also raises issues of privacy
But they're not a magic bullet; growing use also raises issues of privacy
These cameras at Toa Payoh MRT are not police cameras, but the two major transport providers SBS Transit and SMRT do supply camera footage to the police to aid investigations into cases such as molest on buses or falls onto train tracks. -- ST PHOTOS: CHEW SENG KIM
FOOTAGE recorded by electronic eyes, in addition to witness testimony, enabled the police to piece together a hit-and-run accident that happened last December.
Cameras captured the alleged driver, then Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, at the Shangri-La Hotel and a karaoke lounge off Selegie Road.
Another camera showed the Romanian embassy car hitting a pedestrian along Bukit Panjang Road later.
These recordings were among those screened at this month's coroner's inquiry into the death of Mr Tong Kok Wai, a 30-year-old who was one of three victims in the Dec 15 accident.
The findings are expected on Wednesday.
The role played by closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage is a growing one in criminal investigations.
