Register Your Private Surveillance System To Help Fight The Crime in Philadelphia

Since thousands of surveillance cameras are installed in and around the city of Philadelphia, but only a couple hundred actually belong to the authorities Philadelphia Police Department has encouraged camera owners to register their private cameras with the police department. The idea is to save investigative time and could help police solve crimes faster.

The PPD wants to build a database of all registered cameras so that when a crime happens in the particular part of the city, detectives will already know that there are cameras nearby.

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