June | 2012 | Neighborhood Guard

Your Neighborhood activist Jesper “JJ” Jurcenoks will be presenting his latest findings and answer questions on Neighborhood Security Camera implementation during the

SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEMS WORKSHOP
FOR HOMEOWNERS AND NEIGHBORHOODS

Saturday, June 30, 2012

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Family Room, Montclair Presbyterian Church, 701 Thornhill Drive, Oakland

Sponsored by The Public Safety Committee (PSC) of the North Hills Community Association (NHCA)

My presentation will be right after the main introduction, and will be followed by other presentations on indoor and home security camera systems,as told by our neighbors who has practical experiences with these systems.

During the presentation I will be showing real images captured by our cameras and will explain some of the main difficulties and challenges.

There will opportunities to ask questions in forum and 1 on 1.

Hope to see you there.

============= Updated July 6, 2012 =============

"This is Neighborhood Watch 3.0," Jesper "JJ" Jurcenoks told the standing-room-only crowd of 125 people in Montclainr

San Francisco Chronicle writes: “no one received more applause than Jesper “J.J.” Jurcenoks, a self-described security activist whose cameras snap pictures of every license plate that enters his street” Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle / SF

We had a great meeting in Montclair Presbyterian Church, a lot of people showed up, and the response was tremendous.

Reporter Justin Berton covered the event, and today it made the front page of San Francisco Chronicle – above the fold 😉 .

It is important to get the word out that you can actually do something about crime if you are determined enough.

I will gladly come to talk at your neighborhood meeting, the more groups that have neighborhood cameras the more secure for everyone. (anybody you catch in your neighborhood won’t come to my neighborhood and vice versa)

You can read the full San Francisco Chronicle coverage here: http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-hills-residents-fight-crime-with-cameras-3687341.php#photo-3162444

I will be posting more details on the Neighborhood Guard COOP concept soon – stay tuned.

As discussed on the blog entry about Decoy Cameras the best solution is to hide the expensive real camera and install visible decoy cameras for deterrence.

The Axis P1347E comes in a very sturdy vandal resistant Housing, and is painted bright white.

The Axis Cameras come white from the factory for maximum visibility and deterrence they are designed to be mounted high on buildings and poles where they are not easily stolen or vandalized. We cannot do that in a neighborhood with 1 story houses, so we have to make to make the cameras less obvious.

In the Starter kit we bought a can of black Mat Rust-Oleum, time to use it.

Note:First test the camera to make sure it works, it is much easier to return a camera for repair that has not been painted.

1) Remove the Sun Shield
2) Cover the Front Window and the little vent to prevent painting them (I used painters tape)

Front window covered in Painter's Tape

3) Mount the camera on a study footing (I used an old tree stump) using the strong wood screws from the starter kit.

Camera mounted on a tree stump for painting

4) Start spraying

Camera Spraying in progress

5) Parts of the inside of the sun shield will be visible from certain angles so make sure you paint the inside of the sun-shield too.

Paint the inside of the Sun shield

6) Stealth Camera is the result.

After the paint has dried the mat black gives a very stealthy appearance.

You are now ready to mount the camera in the right location.

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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Presentation at North Hill Community Town Hall Meeting on Security Cameras

Painting the Camera.