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Article: New Orleans car wash cameras fight crime.(SDM EXCLUSIVE)(TCL Car Wash)
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- Security Distributing & Marketing
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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On July 26, 2003, three armed men ambushed two innocent victims at the TCL Car Wash on 1901 Louisiana Ave. in New Orleans because the victims drove the same make and color of car as someone involved in what was believed to be a drug-related incident.
Police caught all three assailants based on the high-quality recorded digital images that the car wash owner provided. Both victims survived the attack, and one even returned to the car wash to thank the owner for putting in such a high-quality CCTV system.
"At the time of the incident, the city council was trying to close up all car washes in the city at 8 p.m. because of the high crime rate," reported Mark ...