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Residents press Millville commission for more cameras and officers; officials outline staffing and technology plans
Summary
Residents urged the commission to install more pole-mounted cameras and restore community policing after recent violent incidents. Commissioners said the city is evaluating camera vendors and aims to reach a staffing goal of roughly 80–85 officers to reinstate community-policing units.
Several Millville residents used the public-comment period on March 17 to press the Board of Commissioners for more cameras and a stronger police presence in parks and neighborhood hot spots.
"We should try to get more cameras," said Divina Forrest, a longtime Millville resident who said she has multiple home cameras and urged the city to expand pole-mounted surveillance in areas she described as being affected by drugs and weapons. Forrest described repeated safety concerns around South 3rd and South 4th…
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