Scotland Yard is still using video footage of the Ealing Bomber in west London in efforts to positively identify the suspect.
Scotland Yard is still using video footage of the Ealing Bomber in west London in efforts to positively identify the suspect. The pictures of the Real IRA terrorist were captured by some of the 255 JVC cameras around the Borough of Ealing, controlled by the local authority. They showed the terrorist parking the stolen SAAB 9000 car – packed with 88lbs of home-made explosives – and walking calmly away with a baseball cap pulled over his face in a bid to hide from the cameras. The resulting explosion rocked the main shopping thoroughfare, injuring 11 people and causing many thousands of pounds of damage to nearby shops and offices in midsummer 2001. Former Royal Marine Commando Steve Dunham, Ealing Borough Council?s Security Systems Manager, said: ?It is the first time a dissident IRA terrorist was caught on film so we are proud of our system.?
Ealing is still getting to grips with re-building the damage to its high street. Some days after the bomb, CCTV operators were able to direct police to looters escaping with electrical goods from one affected store. JVC cameras abound. The primary cameras are TK-C1380s and the low light TK-C1360 models. But Ealing is now having the latest JVC equipment installed in its latest upgrade. Swindon-based installers Blick are utilising TK-C1480 Super Lolux cameras and Mr Dunham is impressed. He said: ?I stuck with JVC when I arrived after seeing several similar models. I was impressed when JVC upgraded to the 1480 and the cost remained the same. My faith in them has been justified. It?s a superb camera.? These cameras are the Super LoLux TK-C1480E and TK-C1481EG which are being hailed as the successors to the 1380 series. The half inch, high resolution CCD cameras boast 480 TV lines and give clear pictures down to 0.4 lux. (0.125 lux slow shutter). These cameras are designed for applications where quality and reliability are the watchwords and come with the new JVC format EXDR (extended dynamic range) and a slow shutter speed.
