Menifee PD announces community camera program

News release from Menifee Police Department:

Menifee Police Department is happy to announce our Community Camera Program.

The Menifee Police Department is committed to our partnership with the residents and businesses in our community. Many business owners and residents currently operate surveillance systems on their property. As crimes occur nearby, they may not be aware their system may have captured helpful information that could help solve the crime and keep our community safer. In turn, the police are also not always aware who may have this potentially vital information.

We are asking for your help to solve crime in our community by registering your privately owned surveillance camera systems. As we respond to criminal incidents, we may be able to use the information or footage gathered from the security cameras to assist in the apprehension and prosecution of the criminals involved.

By registering your camera with us, the Department can quickly identify nearby cameras that may have captured criminal activity. After registering your camera, you would only be contacted by the Menifee Police Department to request permission to view your camera footage if there is a criminal incident in the vicinity of your security camera.

YOU ARE NOT GIVING US ACCESS TO YOUR SYSTEMS OR THE VIDEOS, but letting us know there is a camera in the area that may help in an investigation. Help us make Menifee an undesirable place for criminals to commit crime and help keep our community safe!