Recently the Summer Villages sat down with the RCMP to discuss service in our area. The RCMP confirmed that last year they had 8 vacancies which have now been filled, and they have a new system with 5 constables, each assigned to one Summer Village. This means that each community will be visited by the RCMP at least once a day (unless responding to another emergency), at random hours. They will be seeking to have meaningful engagement with members of our community as often as possible. They are also looking to increase stops and drinking & driving checks in the area.
During this discussion we also discussed the Crime C.A.P.T.U.R.E. program, which we have linked below. This is a program that can give the RCMP a greater video surveillance area using security cameras on private property. Residents can sign up and give the location of any private cameras they have. The RCMP will not have access to the private cameras, but they will use the locations given to create a map. This way, if a crime happens in a certain area, the RCMP can contact any member within that area and request footage during a certain time. It is then up to the private camera owner to submit the footage or not. Please see more information below and consider signing up for this program.
Please click here to view the Crime Capture information.
Please click here to view the poster.
A link below to an artical written about the program.
https://www.sylvanlakenews.com/news/crime-capture-program-can-help-rcmp-solve-crimes/
A link to our Facebook page is below:
https://www.facebook.com/RCMPSylvanLake
During this discussion we also discussed the Crime C.A.P.T.U.R.E. program, which we have linked below. This is a program that can give the RCMP a greater video surveillance area using security cameras on private property. Residents can sign up and give the location of any private cameras they have. The RCMP will not have access to the private cameras, but they will use the locations given to create a map. This way, if a crime happens in a certain area, the RCMP can contact any member within that area and request footage during a certain time. It is then up to the private camera owner to submit the footage or not. Please see more information below and consider signing up for this program.
Please click here to view the Crime Capture information.
Please click here to view the poster.
A link below to an artical written about the program.
https://www.sylvanlakenews.com/news/crime-capture-program-can-help-rcmp-solve-crimes/
A link to our Facebook page is below:
https://www.facebook.com/RCMPSylvanLake