Police want CCTV camera in North Dumfries to target organized crime
Posted Apr 27, 2026 04:16:20 AM.
Last Updated Apr 27, 2026 11:53:54 AM.
Saying there’s been a five-year growth trend in certain crimes in North Dumfries, police will be asking for one location in that township for the new CCTV camera and license plate scanner program.
Waterloo Regional Police Service Deputy Chief Jennifer Davis and other police officials will speak at Monday night’s North Dumfries council meeting about setting up the closed-circuit camera system at Northumberland Street and Alps Road.
That location is north of the town of Ayr, and west of the Cedar Creek ramps to and from the 401.
A police presentation to council says the township “is a target for organized criminals, specifically for load and high-end commercial thefts.”
Police say there were three transport trucks stolen in North Dumfries in February this year alone, and multiple trucks plus two trailers were stolen last December.
Also, a commercial snowplow was stolen in the township in March.
North Dumfries Township “is uniquely situated with the 401-corridor running directly through,” officials explained.
The force said all CCTV camera locations in Waterloo Region are being chosen based on the analysis of three years of crime data. The cameras are meant to provide not only video evidence and a deterrence, but also include scanners for “searching for license plates of criminal interest.”
City of Kitchener council last week voted at the committee level to sign on to the police camera program. Waterloo council has already signed up.
Wilmot Township, though, is holding off until the council sees how the program works out in other municipalities.
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