The city of Detroit is rolling out new technology to curb crime on the roads. A network of cameras along the city’s highways includes live feed cameras and license plate readers to identify vehicles that are wanted in connection to a crime.
Detroit Deputy Police Chief Franklin Hayes hopes the freeway cams will help prevent future tragedies, like the death of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith last year.
“Last summer, an incident that started in East Lansing and certainly rocked our community was that of Wynter Cole Smith, a baby that was abducted and later found on our east side,” Hayes said.
Hayes said had the city had the camera technology, they could have stopped the crime.
The $30 million project will be paid for thanks to a state grant and not city taxpayer dollars.
Hayes hopes to have the cameras up and running by 2026.
