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Lawmaker eyes mall parking lot cameras

Electronic surveillance could act as a deterrent, police say

By LISA BEISEL, Staff Writer
Published 07/01/09

Citing a recent robbery and the perception that Arundel Mills mall is unsafe, County Councilman Daryl Jones is considering introducing a bill that would require all malls to install security cameras in their parking lots.

Jones, D-Severn, said he doesn't feel the mall is unsafe, but that perception exists, especially in light of last week's robbery of a woman in the early evening.

Police said the 24-year-old woman was walking to her car at about 6 p.m. when four teens - three girls and a boy - blocked her path and surrounded her. They punched her while trying to grab her purse, and then tackled her and hit her in the...

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