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District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. looks up toward the large screen television Thursday at Cupka's Cafe II in South Side as he talks about the  new system of surveillance cameras installed on East Carson Street to help curb crime.
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DA Zappala announces new surveillance cameras to monitor problem-plagued South Side

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DA Zappala announces new surveillance cameras to monitor problem-plagued South Side

Thirteen new surveillance cameras are keeping watch on the South Side as part of an effort to curb nuisances and violent crime, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. announced Thursday.

The cameras, installed along East Carson Street, are part of a growing network of 220 cameras installed in 50 locations across the county by Mr. Zappala and the Allegheny County Chiefs of Police Association.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first disclosed the installation of the cameras in a story Wednesday night.

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Mr. Zappala agreed to install the cameras after listening to concerns from area business owners, he said. He made the announcement at Cupka’s II at 2314 E. Carson St.

Dist. Attorney Stephen Zappala talks to the media about the  new system of surveillance cameras installed on East Carson to help curb crime , at Cupka's Cafe II Thursday September 14, 2017 on the Southside of Pittsburgh.   (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
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The South Side has seen a number of high-profile crimes in the last few months, including a fatal shooting inside the former Rowdy Buck bar at 1321 E. Carson St. in May.

A 23-year-old West Mifflin man, Kolbrin Holyfield, was charged with homicide in that case, after an anonymous tipster recognized Mr. Holyfield in video surveillance footage from the bar.

Also that month, a Pittsburgh police officer violently arrested a man outside The Flats bar at 1500 East Carson St.; an investigation into the officer’s actions is ongoing. Earlier this year, four bikers were arrested in an assault outside a bar in April; and Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter clashed with a police officer in January.

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The cameras are funded by a mix of private and public money from across the county, Mr. Zappala said. His office has contributed $85,000, local businesses have given $100,000, grants have provided $200,000 and municipalities have given $100,000, according to a release from his office.

The cameras are able to stream live video to mobile devices at various locations, and also record footage, officials said. The recordings are stored for 30 days in most instances.

The cameras will not be monitored live, Mr. Zappala said.

“It will be reactionary,” he said.

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The cameras are concentrated along E. Carson Street between S. 17th and S. 14th streets.

In April, Mr. Zappala announced 25 new cameras in Monroeville, which is part of the same effort he’s continuing on the South Side.

Shelly Bradbury: sbradbury@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1999 or on Twitter @ShellyBradbury.

First Published: September 14, 2017, 3:42 p.m.

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District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. looks up toward the large screen television Thursday at Cupka's Cafe II in South Side as he talks about the new system of surveillance cameras installed on East Carson Street to help curb crime.  (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
A large screen at a meeting Thursday in Cupka's Cafe II in South Side shows a view of Routes 30 and 48 in North Versailles from surveillance cameras.  (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
John Hudson, president of Security Consulting Solutions Inc., shows four live views of South Side from a new system of surveillance cameras installed on East Carson Street that are streamed on a smartphone Thursday at a meeting at Cupka's Cafe II.  (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Jim Forsythe, a South Side resident, uses his iPad to watch surveillance video Thursday at a meeting held by District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. at Cupka's Cafe II.  (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh police officers block off East Carson Street at 14th Street after a shooting in the Rowdy Buck bar on May 21. The shooting and a string of other crimes on the South Side prompted Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. to install 13 surveillance cameras in the neighborhood in an effort to deter crime.  (Tyler Pecyna/Post-Gazette)
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