20/09/2017
Video Synopsis Technology credited for capturing potential child predator.
Police say 34-year-old, father of three, Jose Jalpa-Yanes was stalking a neighborhood girl over the span of weeks.
It was able to single out the van he was allegedly doing this in using the latest technology called Video Synopsis.
“This is a tool I use daily,” said Hartford police Sgt. John Michael O’Hare.
The old police station in Hartford has been converted into the city's crime center, where hours of surveillance can be condensed into very specific seconds, boosting efficiency exponentially.
“I can watch in 15 minutes and 9 seconds, of 2 hours of video,” O’Hare said.
While the description of the vehicle was vague, a location and a color were all O’Hare needed.
“This would not have happened prior to having this technology. Nobody is going to be able to sit there and watch two hours of video in a few minutes and capture what he or she needs in 13 seconds,” O’Hare said.
Police say in the two years it’s been available, they use this daily and it goes far beyond crime too.
It tracks people traffic and bike traffic, helping them decide if areas need a crosswalk or a wider bike path.
Video Synopsis is fully integrated with Digifort.
