Security video in Auburn captured the act of a vandal setting fire to toilet paper hanging from one of the new oak trees gracing Toomer’s Corner.
The surveillance video footage will likely provide valuable evidence as the criminal prosecution moves forward in Auburn.
Although we are not the security technology provider here, this incident provides an excellent real world example from Alabama to demonstrate difference between high-definition (HD) commercial video surveillance systems and the traditional analog video captured by old-school CCTV systems.
Here’s the full security video as posted on YouTube by al.com. Below the video, we have four photos captured as screen grabs from the video. Following that section, we also provide examples of HD surveillance video footage and analog security video from other recent (unrelated) incidents to illustrate the difference in video quality.
Disclosure: Vulcan Security Systems is not the technology security provider in any of these examples. We share these images to illustrate and explain the value of high-resolution video security cameras and IP security technology.
Commercial Video Surveillance Security Systems
The first set of photos in this post are screen captures from the Toomer’s Corner live cams.
Below those four photos, you’ll see two screen shots from a Central Alabama Crimestoppers video of a carjacking in the Montgomery area, followed by a few screen shots from a Nebraska television news report (WOWT) explaining the difference between IP HD video and analog video security technology.
Crimestoppers Video – Alabama CarJacking Incident
These photos are from a Central Alabama Crimestoppers video published September 24, 2016 on YouTube showing video surveillance footage capturing a carjacking incident at a Montgomery, Alabama area fast food restaurant. Full video available here: https://youtu.be/ffvuak9XZmM
Surveillance Video Technology Explanation from WOWT News
WOWT News in Nebraska recently published an excellent news package explaining the difference between analog security video and high-definition IP video. We embed the entire news package here, as well.
Analog CCTV Video Footage
HD IP Video Footage
Police were able to quickly arrest suspects in two different Nebraska crimes, thanks to high-definition IP video security footage. That prompted WOWT news to develope the story to explain the difference in security video quality and how quality matters in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Clearing-up-surveillance-video-technology-392211021.html
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Toomer’s Corner
Most folks in Alabama know about Toomer’s Corner, the beloved oak trees, and the tradition of “rolling” the trees with toilet paper after an Auburn Tigers football victory. An earlier act of vandalism by a different perpetrator (poison) killed the original Toomer Oaks. Tree experts have said it’s too soon to tell whether the fire damage will kill the oak.
Alabama News Reports Toomer’s oak tree fire:
AL.com: http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2016/09/oak_tree_at_toomers_corner_set.html
Montgomery Advertiser: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/09/25/auburn-police-suspect-believed-involved-toomers-oak-fire-custody/91078086/
