The US Park Police are investing $343,000 to lease mobile surveillance cameras from LiveView Technologies (LVT), a company that also supplies Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This decision comes amid claims from Donald Trump that vandals have damaged the reflecting pool, a prominent landmark in Washington, D.C., although these allegations have been dismissed.
Details of the Contract
The lease was awarded on September 14 by the Department of the Interior, which oversees the Park Police. The contract is fully obligated and will run through the end of February. However, the records do not specify how many camera trailers are included in this deal.
On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social, stating, "we are watching very closely, and security cameras have been installed" at the reflecting pool. He further warned that anyone vandalizing the newly refilled pool would "GO TO JAIL".
Locations of the Cameras
According to a report by The Washington Post, LVT's cameras have been set up at Memorial Circle, where Trump has proposed an "Arc de Trump", and near statues by the Arlington Memorial Bridge. The Park Police had previously installed other cameras at the reflecting pool as early as June. However, The Guardian has not independently verified the locations of the leased cameras, and the contract records do not provide this information.
Trump did not disclose who supplied the cameras or their specific placements, and the records do not clarify whether the leased equipment corresponds to his statements.
