Unlike most of its neighbors, Albemarle County does not use controversial Flock video-camera technology, according to Logan Bogert, public information officer.
However, the police department is looking to work with county residents and businesses to create a registry of private cameras to potentially help investigators in the event of a crime.
The ACPD recently launched NeighborLink, a program that allows residents and businesses to register if they have exterior security cameras and are willing to being contacted by detectives for footage if a crime occurs in their area.
“NeighborLink is a simple tool to let our detectives know where cameras are located when they’re investigating a crime,” said Camille Stewart, deputy chief of police.
Participation does not give ACPD direct access to camera footage.
A form is available online for any Albemarle County resident or business sign up if they are open to sharing footage that could help solve a crime.
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Flock automated license-plate reader technology, or ALPR, is being used locally in Charlottesville (10 cameras), Harrisonburg (30 cameras) and Staunton (six cameras).
After vocal opposition to the ALPR technology, Charlottesville disconnected its Flock camera data from searches from anyone outside of the city.
While Albemarle County does not use Flock, it does use traffic cameras that take a photo of any vehicle speeding in some public school zones for fine enforcement purposes.
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