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Police outline camera‑registration program, vacation checks and warn of stolen‑vehicle incidents
Summary
Police chief described an existing surveillance camera registration database, offered vacation‑check services, warned residents about vehicle thefts (including cars taken with keys left inside) and said the township’s crime rate is down about 18.2%.
Chief Braun reported to the Delhi Township Trustees on Jan. 28 that the police department maintains a surveillance camera registration program, offers vacation checks for residents and continues to investigate and arrest suspects in vehicle thefts.
The police chief said the surveillance registration program lets residents register home camera locations so officers can contact owners for footage when investigating crimes. He said the township has operated such a database for multiple years and will post a social‑media link to the registration page in addition to making it available on the township website. He also described vacation checks for residents who are away.
On vehicle thefts, Chief Braun said the department still sees stolen‑vehicle reports that include newer patterns and some older trends; he noted examples in which cars were taken when keys were left in the vehicle and said officers made an arrest that day in connection with a stolen car. A trustee cited a department statement that Delhi’s crime rate is down about 18.2% and praised the department for arrest activity and prevention efforts.
Trustees asked whether the camera‑registration link will appear on township social pages; the chief said the link is on the township website and he planned to push it out on social media.
No formal votes were associated with the police update; the session was informational.
