Palo Alto program lets residents voluntarily share their security cam footage with police

Palo Alto police have launched a new program that allows the city’s residents and businesses to voluntarily notify law enforcement of privately-owned security cameras on their property.

“This new program will allow our personnel to quickly and efficiently contact camera owners in the aftermath of a crime,” Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder said in a statement. “Security camera footage from your cameras may provide the clues we need to solve the crime and make an arrest.”