Baltimore turns to aerial surveillance as homicides continue
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a surveillance camera, top right, and license plate scanners, center, are seen at an intersection in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a surveillance camera, top right, and license plate scanners, center, are seen at an intersection in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 01:02 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., who led his local NAACP chapter in the 1990s, mows the grass in the park he built in West Baltimore following the riots sparked from the 2015 Freddie Gray arrest. Starting Friday, May 1 nearly the entire city of Baltimore will be constantly recorded from the sky. Cheatham said he is ok with this - even though police will have no search warrant, and the overwhelming majority of the roughly 600,000 people in Baltimore will have committed no crimes - because the city is so besieged by violence. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., who led his local NAACP chapter in the 1990s, mows the grass in the park he built in West Baltimore following the riots sparked from the 2015 Freddie Gray arrest. Starting Friday, May 1 nearly the entire city of Baltimore will be constantly recorded from the sky. Cheatham said he is ok with this - even though police will have no search warrant, and the overwhelming majority of the roughly 600,000 people in Baltimore will have committed no crimes - because the city is so besieged by violence. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 12:30 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., who led his local NAACP chapter in the 1990s, poses in the park he built in West Baltimore following the riots sparked from the 2015 Freddie Gray arrest. Starting Friday, May 1 nearly the entire city of Baltimore will be constantly recorded from the sky. Cheatham said he is ok with this - even though police will have no search warrant, and the overwhelming majority of the roughly 600,000 people in Baltimore will have committed no crimes - because the city is so besieged by violence. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., who led his local NAACP chapter in the 1990s, poses in the park he built in West Baltimore following the riots sparked from the 2015 Freddie Gray arrest. Starting Friday, May 1 nearly the entire city of Baltimore will be constantly recorded from the sky. Cheatham said he is ok with this - even though police will have no search warrant, and the overwhelming majority of the roughly 600,000 people in Baltimore will have committed no crimes - because the city is so besieged by violence. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 12:29 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., who led his local NAACP chapter in the 1990s, poses in the park he built in West Baltimore following the riots sparked from the 2015 Freddie Gray arrest. Starting Friday, May 1 nearly the entire city of Baltimore will be constantly recorded from the sky. Cheatham said he is ok with this - even though police will have no search warrant, and the overwhelming majority of the roughly 600,000 people in Baltimore will have committed no crimes - because the city is so besieged by violence. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Marvin L. Cheatham Sr., who led his local NAACP chapter in the 1990s, poses in the park he built in West Baltimore following the riots sparked from the 2015 Freddie Gray arrest. Starting Friday, May 1 nearly the entire city of Baltimore will be constantly recorded from the sky. Cheatham said he is ok with this - even though police will have no search warrant, and the overwhelming majority of the roughly 600,000 people in Baltimore will have committed no crimes - because the city is so besieged by violence. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 12:29 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a pair of work boots hang from the wire of a traffic light with a surveillance camera seen in the distance in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a pair of work boots hang from the wire of a traffic light with a surveillance camera seen in the distance in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 12:58 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a scanner is seen near a traffic signal in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a scanner is seen near a traffic signal in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 01:02 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a surveillance camera is seen on a light post at a street corner in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a surveillance camera is seen on a light post at a street corner in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 01:00 PM EDT
In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a surveillance camera is seen near traffic lights in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this Wednesday, April 29, 2020 photo, a surveillance camera is seen near traffic lights in West Baltimore. On Friday, May 1, planes equipped with cameras will begin creating a continuous visual record of the city of Baltimore so that police can see how potential suspects and witnesses moved to and from crime scenes. Police alerted to violent crimes by street-level cameras and gunfire sound detectors will work with analysts to see just where people came and went. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Apr. 30, 2020 01:01 PM EDT