Rockland law enforcement to create “Project Community Eyes”

NEW CITY – Police in Rockland County would like to create a database consisting of the locations of cameras and video surveillance systems throughout the county that could assist them in solving a major crime or terrorism incident.
Registration of personal and business video surveillance systems would be voluntary and the information would be secure and not available to the public and would be maintained by the Rockland County Intelligence Center.
Project Community Eyes video sharing is being spearheaded by the Rockland
County Sheriff’s Office and chiefs of police.
Local authorities noted that much of the evidence in the Boston Marathon and Chelsea bombings came from surveillance video from private businesses, corporations and residents who maintained surveillance systems for security of their employees and businesses as well as their own personal protections.
In Orange County, District Attorney David Hoovler created a similar video surveillance sharing program for criminal investigations.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.