VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) – Vicksburg hopes the new digital surveillance system will help reduce crime in the city.
City officials have chosen to partner with the New Orleans Nonprofit Project NOLA to install the new technology.
Expect to see more eyes on the sky in Vicksburg as leaders plan to install state-of-the-art technology to fight crime.
“We have a camera system already for the city of Vicksburg, but they are not in any comparison to the NOLA project,” said Police Chief Penny Jones.
Chief Jones is interested in Vicksburg to install an improved monitoring system.
She said Project NOLA will help the town do just that. Volunteer organizations work with individuals, organizations, and districts to provide high-cost support — Meaning Crime Cameras, Firearms Detectors, and License Detection Cameras where needed.
“The cameras are so sophisticated that we can zoom in and see what a person is holding in their hand,” Chief Jones said. “We can break a car. If people call for a white vehicle to cross the area, we can break the statistics so that we can put a white car inside, four doors and a little description about it, and she’s actually pulling that car. “
Under the program, the cost of cameras and support is covered, and after five years, they are donated to the city.
Vicksburg executives will be responsible for the annual fee for each camera for Project Nola to receive, record, and transmit camera video to local security officers.
“Project Nola came out of us traveling to New Orleans, the University of New Orleans, and inspecting the system, which allows us to install cameras at no cost but will allow us to put cameras in it. the city also allows NOLA to monitor the camera 24/7. At the same time, we have access to data and everything, ‘said Mayor Flaggs.
Nearly a dozen cities in Mississippi are participating in the program.
In fact, a Vicksburg neighborhood has registered itself for NOLA cameras to thrive in their community.
The mayor of Vicksburg says 30 to 50 cameras will be installed in addition to the city’s current surveillance system.
“Now we have to be able to show the location and at the same time check the data and compare it to the 911 call,” Flaggs mayor said. “So, if you have a high volume 911 call in your area, you have a camera coming on.”
“Police can’t be around at all times,” Chief Jones said. “We have to come up with innovative strategies to help unite, so this is just one of the tools. There will be a lot of other projects that we are going to work on to help curb crime in the community. “The camera alone will not be the same; of course, having more police officers and more shoes on the ground is what we need.”
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