Do you use an external video security system or a doorbell camera such as Ring ® at your home or business? If you do, we invite you to register for the Community Watch Team's Community Camera program.
What is Community Camera? It's a voluntary police/community partnership involving homeowners, renters, and business owners, that allows our officers to know where private cameras are installed in the city in case a crime occurs. Through the program, our department collects addresses of homes and businesses that have video systems installed. If a crime occurs nearby and investigators believe video footage will help, our team then asks the camera owners if they are willing to share video footage from a specific time/date. Officers do not have direct access to anyone's camera. In order to access any video footage, our officers ask for permission from homeowners, who then decide if they are able and willing to share the video footage with police officers.
