Maine police using a controversial tool to monitor what you say online

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17. Total waste of money according to S. Portland police.

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But thousands of dollars later, the South Portland police say that, at least for their department, the high-tech surveillance hasn’t led to any arrests.

Geofeedia has cost the South Portland department $13,500, which was mostly paid for through a grant, according to the department.

But the program mostly returns false hits.

“Most of the hits we get are someone going hunting and talking about their shotgun, so we get some nice pictures of a freshly killed deer,” said Gerrish. “We haven’t had very much success. I think it’s a program that a bigger city might benefit more from it.”