Pharmacies Using New Technology To Deal With Dangerous Criminals
UNIONDALE, NY (CBSNewYork) - After the horrific and deadly pharmacy massacre in Medford, Long Island store owners are looking for ways to protect their employees and customers.
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A small pharmacy in Uniondale has just installed a new DNA intruder tagging system.
"It uses a plant-derived, a botanical DNA mark, and it can be used to associate any criminal with any particular crime," said James Hayward of Applied DNA Sciences.
Hayward said it is almost like when a bank is getting robbed, the teller presses a silent alarm.
In this case a button is pressed and the safe DNA is sprayed onto the thief. It is so light that the suspect never knows.
It costs about $2,200 to install the system.
"You can track the person who is robbing. So, it improves the security, and it's almost invisible, " said St. Sen. Kemp Hannon.
He says that the criminal's clothing and even the stolen pills will be coated in the substance, making it easier to convict.
