New £2.5 million CCTV system in Cumbria helps tackle crime

The new 53-camera CCTV system installed in Cumbria is already helping police officers investigate various incidents in the initial days since its official launch, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

The £2.5 million cutting-edge network, placed on high streets and residential roads, covers key locations across places including Carlisle, Penrith, Workington and Whitehaven, and went live 11 days ago after nearly two years of planning.

The cameras will be producing high quality images that are expected to provide better evidence in court, prompting criminals to confess and save victims from having to testify.

Police say staff will monitor it round-the-clock at peak times for trouble, such as weekends, with other trained workers on hand to step in at all other times. All images will be recorded and kept for 30 days, unless stored longer as evidence.

The county’s chief constable, Jerry Graham, has said the cameras will help direct resources to where they would be most effective. The system is being run from the Cumbria Police communications centre at the force’s Carleton Hall headquarters, near Penrith.

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