March 29, 2024

Seekonk Police to Install 20 Cameras

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The Seekonk Police Department plan to install 20 cameras on various streets.

The original cost would be $57,000 for the first year, Police Chief Dean Isabella said about Flock Safety, a company which operates a camera system all over New England.

“Obviously by joining the Flock system, you become part of their entire system,” Isabella told the Board of Selectmen at their January 4 meeting. “It’s the most widely used system in our area. We would have access to 20 communities with additional communities being added.”

The department will be able to track vehicles which might be stolen cars or those connected with a Silver alert or an Amber alert.

“It’s an absolute needed tool for the police department,” Selectman Michael Healy said of the cameras. “As far as I’m concerned, I think it’s an absolute no brainer not to approve this.”

The department studied locations with the highest number of border traffic. The locations selected include the I-195 overpass for Providence and Fall River, Highland Avenue, Central Avenue, and Rt. 114 A/ Taunton Avenue.

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