The Caledon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has implemented the CAMSafe program. CAMSafe is aimed at creating a database of residential and commercial security cameras that could act as a resource for police when investigating crimes.
When a police officer uses the CAMSafe database, they will see a map of the local area. Officers can click on registered addresses to view further details, such as property owner contact information. Officers cannot access your security cameras or cloud-based accounts. If police would like to examine camera footage, they can make a request to the property owner using contact information from the database.
“I am excited to launch this crime-prevention tool in Caledon. CAMSafe is a simple, yet cutting-edge solution that will provide our investigators with information with the goal to solve crimes faster and more efficiently. We are stronger together. Public safety is a shared responsibility”, said Inspector Mary Louise Kearns, Detachment Commander, Caledon OPP.
Interested community members (both residential and commercial) are only required to provide basic contact information and camera location but, can include more details if desired, such as the direction the camera faces, footage retention details or screenshots of the camera view. Registrants can only view their information and can delete their accounts or change their information at any time.
To learn more about the CAMSafe program and to register security cameras please visit https://camsafe.ca/