> If the police asked for a general warrant to go collect footage from everyone's security cameras in the same area it would probably have been denied, no? No,

> If the police asked for a general warrant to go collect footage from everyone's security cameras in the same area it would probably have been denied, no? No, probably not. The last aerial photo, with a gas station, the police would certainly be able to get warrants for security cameras for the whole area. Warrants require only reasonable belief that they would lead to evidence of a crime. All cameras pointed at the location that a crime was committed would be reasonably likely to contain footage of the robber. The earlier photos, with 2-5 blocks of coverage, it's less clear, but still likely that the police would be able to get a warrant. The perps driving the get-away car is evidence and cops only need to show that there is a reason to believe that the camera footage shows a glimpse of the get-away car to get the footage.