The City of Lincoln is asking for help from its residents with community surveillance. 

Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch explains the Home Security Registration Program is intended to allow law enforcement to request footage from home security cameras. This does not give them direct access against the homeowner's wishes. 

The city already has a program supporting its own cameras, and Mayor Welch says it can automatically search for details like what a criminal was wearing. With your permission, the footage from your cameras would be run through this program to assist in finding a perpetrator. 

The Mayor also mentions that this program serves as a prevention method just as much as a method for solving crimes. He hopes any potential criminals will remember that anyone can be a part of this program, and they could be on film anywhere in town. If you'd like more information on this program, visit lincolnil.gov and search for security cameras.