The Middletown Police Department will install 29 new street cameras by use of a handsome public safety grant recently approved by the state legislature.
In the next six to 12 months, new cameras will be installed at busy intersections and high-value locations where the city has made large investments, such as Erie Way Park and Rail Trail Commons, according to Middletown Police Department Lieutenant Jeffry Thoelen.
Now there are 23 street cameras in the city, mostly covering downtown and busy intersections such as Wickham Avenue and North Street. The city also has three cameras on the campus of Orange County Community College that were paid for by a years-old previous grant….