Montgomery County has launched a new security camera rebate program for residents and businesses in select "priority areas" of the county, to combat the ongoing spike in crime. If your home is within one of these priority areas, you can receive a rebate on a security camera purchase of up to $250. So, if the camera is $250 or less, it will be free, minus installation or other costs beyond the camera itself. For businesses and non-profit organizations, the rebate tops out at $1250.
The camera must meet certain standards set by the Montgomery County Police Department, and you must keep footage taken by the camera for at least 7 days. See all the requirements and fine print at the security camera program website.
You can check if your address is within a priority area using the Montgomery County police GIS map for the program. Among the priority areas are the Westbard commercial district, part of the Springfield neighborhood in Bethesda, parts of Rockville and Derwood near MD 355, large portions of Gaithersburg and Germantown, commercial areas of Olney and Damascus, and downtown Silver Spring.
“Today we implemented our Private Security Camera Incentive Program, created to protect Montgomery County businesses and residents in areas experiencing relatively high incidences of crime,” County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz said in a statement. “Last year, my Council colleagues and I passed Bill 14-22, an opt-in program that lets businesses and individuals apply to receive a voucher or rebate to offset the cost of a security camera on their property. We are currently facing heightened security issues in every aspect of our daily lives. This program is even more important today than it was when it was passed a year ago. We look forward to working with MCPD to provide additional support to our businesses and residents with the greatest need.”
5 comments:
Current crime map soon to be expanded under DEI.
So basically any retail area. Seems like a good idea if it can encourage businesses with ancient security systems to upgrade to HD. You'd think insurance companies would require up-to-date security systems, but then you see PD circulating footage from a 7/11 or CVS theft that looks like it's from the 80s.
I would not be one bit surprised if the police or particularly the news peeps don't degrade the image quality. How many times have we seen video put out ostensibly to garner "leads" but with the perps' faces blurred out?
We cannot even realistically address the proximate causes of recent crime today.
So our brilliant elected elders, using our hard earned tax dollars, are robbing Peter to pay Paul.
The perpetrators will be a step ahead by moving their operations to those areas without cameras.
Absolutely! What can we expect?
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