300 CCTV cams to be installed to check crime in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: The city police will install 100 CCTV cameras each at Singanallur, Peelamedu and Saravanampatti police station limits with the help of private firms and using public contribution to prevent crime.
Several crimes were reported from the east sub-division of the city police, which has Singanallur, Peelamedu and Saravanampatti police station. The stations cover vast areas.
“The city has 3,000 police personnel.But they cannot cover every nook and cranny, New residential areas are coming up in the city. CCTV cameras have been helping police to crack cases,” said a senior police officer.
Two days ago, miscreants had looted 100 sovereigns of gold ornaments from a house on Dr Rajendra Prasad Road at Tatabad. The residential area had only one CCTV camera, which was facing towards the main road. Though police retrieved CCTV footage, it was not clear.
Following the burglary, senior officers approached residents and requested them to install CCTV cameras. Police have also intensified patrolling during night and early morning hours.