Greenwood adding tech to identify vandals
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TAKING SECURITY MEASURESINTO THEIR OWN HANDS AFTERTHE "BLACK LIVES MATTER"MURAL WAS VANDALIZED OVERTHE WEEKEND.
THEY SAY THEYWILL BE MONITORING GREENWOODAVENUE FROM ABOVE.
TWOWORKS FOR YOU VINCENT HILLHAS MORE ON THE PLAN TOPROTECT THE MURAL GOINGFORWARD.THE TRAIL OF BLUE PAINT GOESCOLD HERE.... JUST FEETFROM THE BLACK LIVES MATTERMURAL.SOT=C.J.
Neal/ PresidentGreenwood Arts and CulturalSociety.
"They did it underthe cover of darkness anddecided to paint a blue linethrough this mural." WHO'SRESPONSIBLE IS STILL AMYSTERY.
ONE REASON.
NONEOF THE BUSINESSES HAVECAMERAS ON THE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING.
RIGHT NOW THECAMERAS ARE INSIDE.
TO WATCHPEOPLE ENTERING AND EXITING.LIKE THIS ONE THAT CAPTUREDME COMING AND GOING.
C.J.NEAL IS NOW CHANGING THAT.C.J.
Neal/ PresidentGreenwood Arts and CulturalSociety.
"Because of thetensions and everything thatis going on right now.
Ithink someone will trysomething again." HE ASKEDPERMISSION FROM THEGREENWOOD CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE TO INSTALL HIS OWNCAMERAS ON ONE OF THEBUILDINGS.
AND THEY AGREED.NEAL SAYS THE CAMERAS AREHIGH TECH.C.J.
Neal/ PresidentGreenwood Arts and CulturalSociety.
"Since they'remotion sensitive camerasthey should be able todetect any kind of motionthat takes place on thisstreet.
Especially duringthe night time." HE SAYSTHEY ALSO HAVE NIGHT VISION.HE PLANS TO POST THECAMERAS ON THE TOP OF THEBUILDING.
TO GET A CLEARVIEW OF GREENWOOD AVENUE.AND IT WILL BE AN AROUND THECLOCK EFFORT.C.J.
Neal/ PresidentGreenwood Arts and CulturalSociety.
"We'll set it up sothat way it will bemonitored throughout thenight.
And until some pointin the morning when we cancome by and check thefootage." NEAL PLANS TOINSTALL THE CAMERAS SOMETIMETUESDAY.
HE SAYS HE WILL USEHIS OWN EQUIPMENT AND TIMEAS LONG AS IT TAKES TOPREVENT ANOTHER INCIDENT.C.J.
Neal/ PresidentGreenwood Arts and CulturalSociety.
"There are peoplein this community who arecommitted to should thishappen again.
Making surewhoever does it that itswell understood that thiscommunity will not tolerateit."MEANWHILE.
THE NEXT CITYCOUNCIL MEETING TODETERMINE THE FATE OF THEMURAL IS SCHEDULED FORAUGUST 19TH.
THE COUNCILWILL REVIEW ANY PERMITREQUEST AND DETERMINE IF THEMURAL SHOULD REMAINPERMANENTLY .
I ALSO REACHEDOUT TO TULSA POLICE WHO SAYTHERE WERE NO REPORTS OFVANDALISM OVER THE INCIDENTTHIS WEEKEND.
BUT THEY SAYIF THEY CHARGE THOSE WHO DIDTHIS, THEY ALSO HAVE TOCHARGE THE ONES WHO PAINTEDTHE MURAL WITH VANDALISM...BECAUSE IT WAS DONE WITHOUTA PERMIT.
VINCENT HILL, 2WORKS FOR YOU.TWO DEADLY OFFICER-INVOLVEDSHOOTINGS OVER THE