Toronto police want to keep most G20 security cameras

Toronto’s Police Chief Bill Blair wants to keep some of the equipment bought expressly for the G20 Summit, particularly security cameras and so-called long range acoustic devices.

„We have some requirement for CCTV cameras in certain neighbourhoods that are experiencing some violence and difficulty,“ Blair said Monday outside a Toronto Police Services Board meeting.

The police acquired 77 new cameras for use downtown for the June 26-27 G20 Summit in the downtown core. The cameras had to come down after the summit.

The cameras had to come down after the summit. (more on toronto.ctv.ca)