Native police obtain provincial funding to enhance CCTV surveillance

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The Stratford Police Service and West Perth OPP will every obtain $200,000 in provincial funding to enhance their respective closed-circuit tv (CCTV) surveillance methods, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae introduced Wednesday.

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The funding is being delivered by means of the Ontario Closed Circuit Tv Grant Program, which goals to offer assist to police departments throughout the province by serving to substitute outdated gear, increasing or enhancing present know-how, and putting in new or extra CCTV surveillance cameras in areas the place gun and gang violence, unlawful drug exercise and human trafficking are prevalent.

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“Our native police companies do essential work to maintain our rural communities secure,” Rae stated in a press launch. “This funding will assist them examine prison exercise and guarantee our households and property are stored secure.”

Rae stated the Guelph Police Service can even obtain $200,000 in funding by means of this program.

In complete, 24 police companies in Ontario are receiving funding after the province invested greater than $2.8 million within the 2023-2024 CCTV grant program.

“Our authorities is taking motion to maintain Ontarians secure,” stated Ontario Solicitor Normal Michael Kerzner. “CCTV surveillance methods are an essential a part of native police work to detect, forestall and deter prison exercise. The methods additionally improve police efforts to research crimes and supply proof vital to put expenses.”