The $343,000 surveillance lease near Trump’s proposed arch and the reflecting pool highlights heightened security spending amid political disputes over landmark vandalism.
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Cameras reportedly set up near site for Trump’s proposed arch, Arlington Memorial Bridge and reflecting poolThe US Park Police are spending $343,000 to lease mobile surveillance cameras from a company that also supplies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), federal contract records show. The deal comes as Donald Trump has insisted that vandals damaged the reflecting pool, one of Washington’s best-known landmarks – charges that have since been dismissed.The Department of the Interior, which oversees the Park Police, awarded the lease to the Utah-based company LiveView Technologies (LVT) on 14 September, on a fully obligated government contract that runs through the end of February. The records do not say how many camera trailers are covered. Continue reading...
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