Warning for criminals as CCTV investment gets green light
Council bosses are “taking on” fly-tippers and other criminals by giving the green light to an £150,000 investment in its CCTV network.
The plans were approved at a meeting of the full council last night (Mon) as part of a raft of investments.
It includes proposals to spend £60,000 over three years on 12 deployable cameras to target hot spot areas for fly-tipping and other anti-social behaviour.
There are also plans to bring 23 existing traffic cameras onto the network to make them multi-purpose and widen the reach of the system. It will see a further £90,000 invested over the same period.
Councillor Laura Taylor-Childs, cabinet member for housing and communities, said:
We have consistently invested in our CCTV network over the past few years which is helping us to make the borough safer. Not only that is helps us to catch and prosecute people we see fly-tipping, causing graffiti and other anti-social behaviour. That is money well spent and helps send a clear message that we are taking on the criminals and we will win.
The council spends thousands of pounds a year clearing. The authority has also clawed back thousands in fines from people caught breaking the law.
Images of people caught in the act have been added to the ‘You’ve Been Shamed’ pages of the council’s website. People are being asked to help identify them so they can be prosecuted.
People can find out more at www.dudley.gov.uk/youve-been-shamed