An officer looks at a screen showing a network of security cameras from people’s homes and businesses around the city, which can be watched all at once, in real-time. They access areas from which emergency calls come in, or scenes of crimes.
That’s how policing is done in some U.S. cities — and police forces in Canadian cities are looking into it.
“We foresee a progression for the Hamilton police to incorporate this technology in the future, however there are currently no timelines for implementing this,” Jackie Penman, a spokesperson for the police service in Hamilton, told CBC News.
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