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Kings Point plans surveillance network

Quick ReadVillage plans to set up 44 cameras at key intersections.

Kings Point plans to monitor 19 entrances into

Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Kings Point plans to monitor 19 entrances into the village. (April 18, 2011)

The 3.3-square-mile North Shore enclave of Kings Point is launching a far-reaching surveillance network that can compare the license plate of every car going into the village against federal and state crime databases such as most-wanted lists, stolen vehicle alerts and suspected terrorist files.

When the project is completed, 44 cameras will monitor 19 entrances into the village in what may...

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