TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) -
Since
the Sky Cop cameras first arrived in the Glass City, the Toledo Police
Department has wanted to give private entities the opportunity to link their
cameras up to the police system.
That
day has arrived and Moody Manor is the first to hook up with the department.
The
process began back in August, and just last week, the cameras at Moody Manor
started rolling and streaming right to the Real Time Crime Center at the Safety
Building. There are 41 cameras on the Moody Manor property, with 18 of them
outside and marked with TPD stickers.
A
year ago last August, bullets ripped through an apartment at Moody Manor,
killing 1-year-old Keondra Hooks and seriously injuring her sister. A little
over a year later, the complex has installed the cameras that will be monitored
by police.
"We
did learn something from a tragedy," said Toledo Mayor Mike Bell. "When we were
dealing with the Moody Manor issues, that was really a bad, bad day – and what
we vowed to do was to try to make life and the quality of life there better."
Police
Chief Derrick Diggs says other private entities have been in contact with the
department looking for similar service. More of that should happen in 2014.
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Sky Cop cameras are monitored at the Real Time Crime Center.
