We are pleased to report that in just over its third week already over 50 Montrose Ave/Close Watch residents have joined the new CCTV register that’s designed to help police quickly identify where any CCTV is situated should they need to investigate an incident.
The register, which does NOT involve any live access to householders private CCTV, also covers ‘RING” doorbells as these devices also provide very effective CCTV. Montrose Ave/Close Watch, who launched the CCTV Register scheme in the Borough of Bexley, are appealing to people who might not have yet registered to do so and for householders that have CCTV doorbells to also register.
“We have been overwhelmed by the speed at which so many residents from across Montrose Ave/Close Watch have signed up to the CCTV register so far. It shows there is a real great community spirit in our town. With 51 properties already now registered we’d love to get the number to at least over another 50 or more properties because that’s such a message about Montrose Ave/Close Watch that will help drive crime prevention and encourage offenders miss out our town and go elsewhere.”
“We love to hear from people who have not yet got round to registering and also from householders who have “RING” type doorbells that record people approaching the door, it’s CCTV and it would be great to have it on the register.”
“All we need for residents to register is their name, address, email and ideally their telephone number and that’s it.” They can contact their local coordinator who will send them an online form link to make it easier and faster to register as has been the case so far.
Often CCTV images can help the police track or discover a wider level of activity by offenders. The Bexley scheme has been successful in this respect. Residents, who are now signed up to the CCTV register, all provided images of persons approaching their property what resident’s thought were individual events were pieced together by police who then had evidence that the area was being targeted. Consequently, offenders were duly investigated and where there was a burglary, a forensics team followed the enquiries..
For more information or to register your CCTV or RING doorbell please go to this link:
https://bexleywatch.blogspot.com/2021/06/how-you-can-help-deliver-step-change-in.html
