MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – Members 1st FCU has installed 3VR Security’s P-Series SmartRecorder surveillance solution to cut investigation time and increase prosecution success.
The company said the combination of 3VR analytics, transaction integration, and advanced capture and storage techniques means the $1.8 billion credit union's team can build a strong case for criminal prosecutions in half the time it took them with its previous recording platform. The credit union was hit with a major robbery spree last year.
The credit union currently is running 3VR's P-Series SmartRecorder in a quarter of its branches and is in the process of installing SmartRecorders in the remainder, with the goal of rolling out the 3VR platform throughout its entire infrastructure by 2011.
On average, each of the credit union’s 40 branches has 22 cameras, with about half the cameras running 3VR advanced video analytics covering teller lines, ATMs, exits and back doors. Members 1st also has a number of megapixel cameras in place so 3VR's hybrid capabilities enable the credit union to use both analog and megapixel, as well as PTZ and IP cameras in its video system as needs evolve.
Members 1st also plans to integrate its Symitar transaction system, Episys, to enable the credit union to directly connect video footage with specific transactions and search by transaction type, amount, teller or any other number of factors. Relevant video can be easily identified by this information, which is included on screen with the actual footage. This capability will save investigators and fraud analysts enormous amounts of time by avoiding the need to pour through footage second by second searching for a specific transaction.
