BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Police Department is ramping up safety all through neighborhoods and companies with partnerships and new know-how.

“With this technology, we can have a cop in every corner. We can have somebody monitoring the area,” mentioned Brownsville Police Investigator Martin Sandoval.

Sandoval mentioned their present techniques, new know-how, and partnerships are making the town even safer.

One of Brownsville Police’s partnerships is with the well-known Ring doorbell and digicam techniques. 

“What happens is when people download their videos to ring neighbors, law enforcement gets an alert stating that there is some type of activity,” Sandoval mentioned.

The system helps investigators and the neighborhood determine criminals.  

Other safety techniques like 24/7 monitored cameras within the downtown space are additionally important to the protection of the neighborhood.

Sandoval mentioned that the system could be very efficient and is now increasing to different elements of the town.

He mentioned a brand new partnership with an organization known as Fusus is the most recent know-how to assist them determine points and deter crime.

“What’s happening is they have modules, and those modules will connect to cameras that exist already in local businesses,” he mentioned.

Sandoval defined that the brand new system is free to any enterprise that wish to take part of their efforts.

He mentioned the cameras will solely monitor the outside of the enterprise when wanted. 

“At any point that there is a major incident that happens, we can access that camera and get a live feed,” Sandoval mentioned.

“It’s all about feeling safe, being safe, not only having our business safe and being watched by the police but the whole community, everybody that’s around us,” mentioned the proprietor of Cafe Canasto, Johanna Lozano.

Café Canasto is positioned at Paredes Line Road, one of many busiest streets in Brownsville.

Lozano mentioned she makes positive her enterprise and workers are secure with cameras of her personal and is supportive of the brand new know-how. 

“It’s a great initiative. Especially outside of a business where we have parking spaces. Anything can happen,” she mentioned.

“This is just an extra effort, to make sure that everyone in our community participates in making Brownsville, one of the safest cities,” Sandoval mentioned.

Brownsville companies which are taken with taking part within the Fusus system can name the Brownsville Police Department at 956-548-7121.