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2003
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TECHNOLOGY 'SECURES' GUNFIRE IN THE CITY
Secures October 31, 1997 Web posted at: 4:44 p.m. EST (2144 GMT)
ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- If you heard gunshots ring out in your neighborhood, you might be able to tell the general direction they came from. And if you happened to glance at your watch, you could say about what time. In maybe a minute, if you were so inclined, you could call the police to report it.
Now police have an electronic witness that can provide similar assistance: a device called SECURES that pinpoints the time and location of gunshots.