By Ofentse Mokae
10 November 2009
The City of Cape Town metro police states that the city’s CCTV cameras are playing an effective role in spotting criminals.
More than 260 cameras are placed in a number of suburbs around the city including the CBD, Observatory, Gugulethu and Mitchell’s Plain.
Recently, seven people were arrested in the CBD and charged with public violence after cameras detected a group fighting outside a nightclub.
Metro police deputy chief Yolanda Faro say they have also joined hands with South African Police Services that responds to the cameras.
“The cameras are very effective especially where they are placed, we’ve the got the SAPS responding to the cameras, we’ve the metropolitan department as well as the law enforcement officers responding to the cameras,” Faro said.
Faro says the cameras also assist in other city services such as when they need to see where there is dumping, painting of lines as well as picking up of traffic signal defects.
10 November 2009
The City of Cape Town metro police states that the city’s CCTV cameras are playing an effective role in spotting criminals.
More than 260 cameras are placed in a number of suburbs around the city including the CBD, Observatory, Gugulethu and Mitchell’s Plain.
Recently, seven people were arrested in the CBD and charged with public violence after cameras detected a group fighting outside a nightclub.
Metro police deputy chief Yolanda Faro say they have also joined hands with South African Police Services that responds to the cameras.
“The cameras are very effective especially where they are placed, we’ve the got the SAPS responding to the cameras, we’ve the metropolitan department as well as the law enforcement officers responding to the cameras,” Faro said.
Faro says the cameras also assist in other city services such as when they need to see where there is dumping, painting of lines as well as picking up of traffic signal defects.
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