@kimmaicutler: Oh no, Flock cameras and drones ended the scourge that was parking your car anywhere and ending up with a $1-2K window …
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Flock cameras and drones have significantly reduced car break-ins in San Francisco from over 22,000 in 2022 to under 2,000 in 2024 through advanced surveillance technology.
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Oh no, Flock cameras and drones ended the scourge that was parking your car anywhere and ending up with a $1-2K window repair bill along with having whatever you had in your car stolen.
The San Francisco Standard (@sfstandard): RIP Bip City.
Car break-ins, long a symbol of dysfunction in San Francisco, have plummeted in recent years — from 22,700 in 2022 to 1,764 so far this year, thanks in part to surveillance technology.
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