The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is implementing new and innovative methods of crime prevention in the community. The Neighborhood Video Partnership is the latest such method being implemented by the Sheriff’s Office. The goal of the Neighborhood Video Partnership is to deter crime and promote public safety through the mutual collaboration between law enforcement and the community.
Many residents and businesses have taken extra security measures to monitor their homes and property by installing security cameras. The Sheriff’s Office is seeking to partner with anyone who would be interested in voluntarily sharing video from these cameras with the Sheriff’s Office when it records something that may aid in an investigation.
Security camera videos can be a valuable tool when investigating criminal activity. This recording can capture images of crimes in progress, people involved in suspicious activity, provide detailed suspect vehicle information, and can sometimes help track the direction of travel of suspicious people entering or leaving a neighborhood.
The Neighborhood Video Partnership provides law enforcement with a volunteer database of video resources that can be used during an investigation. Registering your camera system with the Sheriff’s Office not only helps deter crime, but assists in the overall crime prevention strategy in your neighborhood.
The Sheriff’s Office will not have direct access the camera system or its recordings. They would only contact a resident or business if a crime occurred nearby and there is a belief that their registered system may aid in an investigation.
The Sheriff’s Office will provide each registered participant a sticker to be placed on the homes or businesses identifying them as a member of the Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Video Partnership team. These stickers will help deter crime by sending a message to criminals that a record of their presence in the area is being made.
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If you are interested in becoming a Neighborhood Video Partner with the Sheriff’s Office, please visit their website at scsheriff.com to register or contact Community Service Officer Kary Bisagno directly with any questions at 454-7689 / [email protected]
— From a Press Release Prepared by: Lieutenant Kelly Kent