Business, households can register CCTV with police

A community camera ‘alliance’ has been formed on the Sunshine Coast with the aim of getting businsses and residents to register their CCTV systems with authorities.

Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, and the Member for Caloundra, Jason Hunt MP, today joined Commissioner Katarina Carroll to launch the Queensland Police Service (QPS) Community Camera Alliance initiative on the Sunshine Coast. 

The Community Camera Alliance (CCA) is a state-wide QPS-led community safety initiative in which local businesses and residents with closed-circuit television (CCTV) can register their systems with police to assist in preventing and solving crime. 

The alliance is currently in operation across 16 areas in Queensland with the Sunshine Coast being the newest region to be invited to register their CCTV systems. 

Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll said the CCA was a valuable addition to the community and encouraged residents to partner with police by registering their systems online.

“All residents and businesses who have a CCTV system installed can contribute to this valuable prevention and reporting network which has the ability to assist local police in investigating, preventing and responding to local issues,” Commissioner Carroll said.

“This initiative is a great example of how the community can partner with police in the pursuit of solving crime and contributing directly to making the Sunshine Coast safer.

She said that information provided is stored safely safely and securely and members can remove themselves from the CCA at any time.

Member for Caloundra, Jason Hunt MP, said the new initiative was to be welcomed.

“I will always advocate strongly for the people of Caloundra when it comes to community safety, as there is nothing more important in my view,” he said.

“Our police are a part of the community and this new partnership opportunity further cements the bond between police and the people they serve.”