Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To be honest, the behavior described would make me suspicious too. If he is using a cellphone then obviously he is not doing it for serious photography reasons, and then it become a legitimate question of his motives. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Apr 24, 2010, at 4:02 AM, Oliver Bryk wrote: > The following excerpt from our Precinct Captain's weekly report bears on > the > issues regarding photographing in public places that we discussed a few > months ago: > ------------------- > "On April 21, 2010 Richmond Station was alerted by email of recent > suspicious activity by an adult white male at Mountain Lake Park. This > suspect was seen using his cell phone to take photographs of children at > the > Mountain Lake Park play structures. He did not have any children with him. > An alert member of the community used her cell phone to take a photograph > of > the suspect which she included with her email to Richmond Station. She > followed the suspect to his car and reported to us that he drives a Silver > Chrysler "PT Cruiser". > > "The email and photograph was immediately distributed to Richmond Station > Officers. Plain clothes officers, with the assistance of inspectors from > the > Department's Sexual Offender Unit, started an immediate search of places > that they could expect to locate an individual engaging in such activity. > The work of plain clothes officers included stake-outs and showing the > suspect's photograph to possible witnesses. Thus far, we have not been able > to identify the suspect from his photograph and a search of our sex > offender > database was unproductive. We have sent the photograph to our partners at > the State Department of Justice in hopes that they might be able to > identify > him. > > "All of the police activity described above is ongoing. I am glad to report > that we have been able to determine several places that the suspect > frequents, including a commercial establishment in the district. > > "On Wednesday night several officers and I met with forty members of the > "Friends of Mountain Lake Park" community group regarding the suspect and > to > discuss how we can work collaboratively to find him quickly. > > "The volume of internet traffic related to this issue has been significant > and has done a great deal to raise public awareness about this suspect and > his activities. I have attached a copy of the suspect's photograph to this > newsletter and request that you call police immediately if you see him. I > am > confident that all of us working together we will be able to quickly find > and identify this suspect." > ---------------- > Oliver > > PS I don't know whether there are any signs at the playground in Mountain > Lake Park stating that photographing children is prohibited. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >