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- Press Release - 17th February 2009

CHUBB HELPS CUT CRIME IN LANCASHIRE TOWN

CCTV from Chubb Security using microwave technology to increase the speed and quality of images transmitted to the police, is helping cut crime in the Lancashire town of Fleetwood. Chubb is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

A high-bandwidth microwave link carries live images to a police control room with maximum speed and minimum degradation of picture quality. Police can monitor and respond to incidents more rapidly and record images 24/7 for use in subsequent prosecutions.

Chubb has had similar success in the neighbouring towns of Cleveleys and Poulton, also in Wyre Borough Council. In the months after CCTV was introduced in Poulton in December 2006, figures indicated that criminal damage was down by almost 50% and violent crime had been reduced by 30% in the town.

Wyre Community Safety Partnership provided funding for the project and Councillor Graeme Cocker, Chair of the Partnership, is delighted with the reassurance that such technology can bring to the residents of Fleetwood: “CCTV schemes elsewhere in Wyre have increased the feeling of safety in the communities where they operate,” he says. “They have reduced crime and tackled anti-social behaviour, which have always been our priorities.

“We’re confident that the presence of cameras will make Fleetwood a safer place to live, work and visit,” he adds.

The Wyre Community Safety Partnership has already secured funding to deliver additional cameras to the town. Ultimately, the system will be expanded, with a central monitoring centre in Fleetwood to integrate cameras from Thornton and Poulton.

In the future, police officers might have images sent directly to a hand-held device, enabling them to respond more rapidly to incidents as they occur.

Photo above reproduced by kind permission of Chubb: At the control, crime prevention officer for Wyre IPC Ian Hill (seated) with Stuart Malay, Chubb regional sales manager, Ian Lonsdale, crime prevention officer, and David Dunnagan, Chubb business development manager.

About Chubb
Chubb is part of UTC Fire and Security, ( a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) ) a $5.8 billion company that provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers worldwide. Headquartered in Connecticut, UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp., which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide.
More information about Chubb and UTC Fire & Security can be found at:-
http://www.utcfireandsecurity.com and http://www.chubb.co.uk

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