ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A network of 6-foot tall information screens, looking a bit like giant cell phones, are popping up around St. Louis, mounted to the sidewalks.
"They do contain security cameras, but we see that as an enhancement of public safety. It's armed with a couple of cameras that feed into our real-time crime center," says Jacob Long, Mayor Krewson's spokesman
Eight of the screens are now up and running, with seven in the downtown area and one is across the street from Crown Candy restaurant in Old North St. Louis.
Eventually, they plan to put up 50 of them, paid for through advertising with no costs to taxpayers.