The Delaware shore town of Dewey Beach plans to install eight new security cameras as early as Christmas.
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Len Read, co-chair of the town's public safety task force, says the cameras are a "preventative measure more than anything."
The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that the town council voted to spend nearly $100,000 for a camera system. Police Chief Sam Mackert says a state law enforcement grant, a donation from Springbank Foundation and surplus revenue from the Winter Gala are also helping cover the cost.
A lawyer for a real estate partnership that owns a seafood restaurant in town expressed concern that the cameras could be used to monitor his client's activity. But the town solicitor says the cameras are intended to help only in prosecuting a crime.
