During Tuesday evening’s (Sept 23rd) Danville City Council Public Services Committee meeting, Police Chief Christopher Yates said that the new cameras being placed in city parks are ahead of schedule. He says most are installed, but some still need to be synchronized with existing equipment. But he gave one example of where the new cameras recently led to the arrest of vandals in Winter Park.
AUDIO: We had an incident out there where we had a little bit of vandalism. And the people responsible were identified rather quickly; and we addressed it. They were juveniles, so we can’t release information on the individuals.
Danville Police Chief Christopher Yates (third from left) and Community Relations Administrator Rheanna Ollis (third from right) during Tuesday evening’s Danville City Council Public Services Committee meeting.
Meanwhile, Community Relations Administrator Rheanna Ollis says that pretty soon area realtors will be able to offer new Danville residents some special city provided “welcome packets.”
AUDIO: (Information on) how to pay your utility bill, what your utility bill is. As well as contact information for like the non-emergency police number. Our fire department can install free fire detectors. Just little things like that that we hope will help educate our community, and get them a little bit more involved.
Ollis says the “welcome packets” are scheduled to be distributed by the start of the new year. They will also be available at City Hall and from some title companies.
