Monroeville Police Fighting Crime With Surveillance Cameras
MONROEVILLE (KDKA) -- For the last few months, the Monroeville Police Department has been fighting crime with technology.
Cameras have been set up all around the municipality to catch suspected criminals.
"If you come here to commit a crime, you will be seen, you will be caught," said Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala.
The district attorney is praising the surveillance camera monitors at the Monroeville Police station, saying it's changing the movement of crime by using technology.
Monroeville has had the system in place for three months.
So, with 25 cameras in place in Monroeville, several at busy intersections like at 22-48, the question is - are the cameras doing what they were designed to do?
Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole admits he didn't embrace the technology at first, but says now, it has gone above and beyond his expectations.
"Last night, we had an incident where we assisted the Pitcairn Police Department with a double shooting. We were able to place the getaway vehicle after we did some detective work and be able to go back and trace where it left and how it left our community," Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole said.
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Zappala says that's how the system is designed to work, bringing municipalities together in the war on crime.
"What we are doing, we are taking down municipal barriers. We are eliminating municipal barriers with technology," Zappala said.
Chief Cole said private cameras in Monroeville also help. Monroeville Mall has 70 cameras in place. With all of this, the chief says crime is down in terms of burglaries, robberies and there has not been a homicide here in nearly two years.
