security

'Guardian Angels' Become Troops' New Security
By Rachel Leuthauser
March 29, 2012 - 1:12pm
General ordered new protection for U.S. troops in Afghanistan after increase of attacks

U.S. troops in Afghanistan are now going to be each other’s guardian angels.  U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan have assigned troops to be “guardian angels” and watch over their companions even as they sleep. 

“Someone is always overwatching our forces,” top commander in Afghanistan Marine General John Allen told USA Today.

Your Take: Campus security cameras
By NewsHouse Staff
October 14, 2009 - 7:30pm
SU students react to 168 new surveillance cameras placed near the entrances and exits of campus residence halls.

Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety recently completed a long-term project to bring 168 surveillance cameras to campus residence halls and one academic building.

While the cameras are constantly rolling, DPS dispatchers are not always monitoring the footage.  If a crime occurs near an SU dorm, DPS officials will check the tape and see who has been hanging around the building.