Worcester Police Release First Year Results of ShotSpotter

[Coyote33]

1. ShotSpotter picks up 193 gunfire incidents in first year in Worcester

2. Worcester Police Release First Year Results of ShotSpotter

3. Worcester's ShotSpotter system leads to 3 guns recovered, 9 arrests in first year

 

[jkelly1229]

193 led to 3 arrests.... okay lol how much and why did they put this in

 

[Alex]

 

[Chet0729]

They didnt tell you that there were a lot of false alarms from fire works, car accidents etc

 

[jerryhipp]

and the shotspotter is only covering about 10 percent of the city (if that). not the worse parts either. just from grafton st. to shrewsbury st. and belmont street. lol. what a joke and waste of money.

 

[mbullism]

...of the 3 guns recovered, and the 9 arrests made in a year (note that 2/3 of those arrested did not even have firearms so god only knows what they were arrested for)... Whatdya figure the chances are that the Worcester PD could've managed to find three guns and arrest 9 perps in a full year by simply rolling down their windows and listening?

They DID, however, manage to recover 180 casings and 60 misc clues, proving once again that when seconds count they are only minutes away

How many children were saved?

 

[falcon123]

It's the thought that counts.

 

[Smokewagon]

Few hundred thousand down the toilet. Nice work chief Gemme

 

[Coyote33]

Few hundred thousand down the toilet. Nice work chief Gemme

It was someone else's money. They got CSX to pay for it.

 

[jerryhipp]

It was someone else's money. They got CSX to pay for it.

either way it still gets rolled over to the consumer. so we still paid for it, just not only worcester...everyone. lol

 

[swampy]

I wonder if that 193 shots includes the 125ish ramshot loads a contractor shot at work setting some steel studs on our roof around a cooling tower? Its in one of the not too good neighborhoods in Worcester.

 

[codenamepaul]

It was someone else's money. They got CSX to pay for it.

It is NEVER, EVER, someone else's money. You and I pay for it via greater pricing due to greater freight charges. Again- It is NEVER, EVER, someone else's money.

 

[jron]

3 arrests but at what cost. and not like any piece of shit gangbanger is actually going to serve any real time.

 

[76Too]

and the shotspotter is only covering about 10 percent of the city (if that). not the worse parts either. just from grafton st. to shrewsbury st. and belmont street. lol. what a joke and waste of money.

great, so if i have a desk pop at home i can count on the SWAT team.

 

[Coyote33]

What the he'll is a "desk pop"?

 

[Jamie]

What the he'll is a "desk pop"?

Take with a grain or salt.....the comment was made by an advisor and may or may not be the official position of the church

With that said the current pope is a leftist from argentina

There are lots of good things that have come out of christianity.....heck, most hospitals in the US got their start from various iterations of churches and are still run by the church.

Same with a great many colleges and universities.

There's no better way to learn morals/values that to be involved in organize religion at some point in your life.....not thumping on the bible......just stated my personal opinion on this one.....most people I know that have had no exposure to organized religion are not particularly moral, honest, principaled in my experience......those that are/have been are somewhat better and usually know when they are being an immoral POS

Dafuq is this in response to?

 

[Coyote33]

great, so if i have a desk pop at home i can count on the SWAT team.

What the he'll is a "desk pop"?

Thanks. Wicked funny!

Never saw this movie, now I'll have to check the library. Will Ferrell is wicked funny.


"I just did my first 'desk pop'."

Cracking up.

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great, so if i have a desk pop at home i can count on the SWAT team.

What the he'll is a "desk pop"?

Thanks. Wicked funny!

Never saw this movie, now I'll have to check the library. Will Ferrell is wicked funny.


"I just did my first 'desk pop'."

Cracking up.

 

[s&w3913]

What's funny is that when CSX is hooking up (sorry for the wrong RR term) railcars to locomotives sometimes the crash sound of the couplers hitting the cars causes shot spotter to go off accidently

 

[jerryhipp]

What's funny is that when CSX is hooking up (sorry for the wrong RR term) railcars to locomotives sometimes the crash sound of the couplers hitting the cars causes shot spotter to go off accidently

i'd be curious to know if other things set it off aswell, such as a backfire from a car?

 

[Kevski]

I work in the CJ system and have heard many presentations by vendors offering this type of technology when it has gone out to bid under state procurement laws. There are endless problems and shortcoming with this technology. One this is clear, like Gary Gemme, this technology is a waste of the tax-payer's dime!!!

 

[Bt74]

i'd be curious to know if other things set it off aswell, such as a backfire from a car?

Modern cars rarely backfire. The only time is when the cops need a reason to justify shooting someone unarmed.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/23/us/cleveland-police-verdict/
"What led to the deaths of Russell and Williams, prosecutors said, was a chase that began when a car driven by Russell backfired -- a noise that officers mistakenly thought was caused by gunshots -- in Cleveland on November 29, 2012."
Only 137 shots fired at the backfiring perps.

 

[jkelly1229]

I have a buddy who's brother is a Worcester cop he said they shot a gun right next to it and the thing didn't pick up the shot

 

[garandman]

Boston ever issue reports?

 

[Mr. Gold]

Fartspotter ?

 

[GlockJock]

193 led to 3 arrests.... okay lol how much and why did they put this in

How much? Oh, about a thousand man-hours by three or four detectives, frequently at premium/overtime rate etc...("Double time on a holiday weekend? Yeah, sure Lieutenant. I'll take that assignment")

 

[rivet_42]

Fartspotter ?

Would be working overtime at my house. LOL

 

[OldeBD]

I wonder how many were due to thunderstorms.

 

[Coyote33]

Just saw this on Twitter:

Walter Bird Jr. ‏@walterbirdjr 34s35 seconds ago

Worcester Police scanner: one caller reporting multiple gunshots near 35 Cottage Street. Nothing picked up by ShotSpotter