Cameras identify thugs
An extra camera is just one measure Coolangatta Police, together with the Gold Coast City Council, are taking in an effort to combat the area's rising violence.
.... we need to improve surveillance in relation to offender identification. It gives us another policing tool to identify an offender specifically, and it's used in court cases as well.
The offenders from Saturday night and last month's fatal attack, were both identified through closed circuit TV footage.
“It's a great system, but without support from City Council, offender identification would be very much limited. We rely on them to provide that for us.”
