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SafeCam Program

The Highland County Sheriff's Office would like your help to solve crimes in your neighborhood. We strongly believe in the community-oriented policing philosophy, and have developed a program to tackle crimes through key partnerships with our citizens.

The Neighborhood Watch SafeCam Program is a way for the sheriff's office to work in partnership with you to maintain a database of camera locations that will help to identify suspects and solve crimes faster. The program allows owners to inform us about their security camera systems at both private residences and local businesses. It is completely voluntary and participation is free.

When a crime is reported in a particular area, the sheriff's office will contact the owners of camera systems in the area and request a copy of their video footage. This footage could assist investigators with developing leads in the investigation. The information provided concerning the location and specifics of the camera system will not be available to the public nor will the video be subject to Open Records requests.

Participate in the SafeCam Program

Participation is easy. Let us know that you have outdoor security cameras so when there is a crime in your area we can reach out.

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Terms and Conditions

The information you provide regarding your security camera system will be for official use only. Your personal information will remain confidential and will not be distributed except as required by law or court order. The Highland County Resident Camera Program is entirely voluntary and you can withdraw consent to view video surveillance footage from your security camera system at any time by calling the Highland County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division 937-393-1421.

If necessary, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office will contact you directly, using the information provided by you at the time of registration, to request the appropriate video surveillance footage. Any video surveillance footage containing or related to criminal activity collected by the Highland County Sheriff’s Office may be used as evidence during any stage of a criminal proceeding.

Under no circumstances shall the registrants construe that they are acting as an agent and/or employee of the County of Highland, Ohio and/or the Highland County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio by participating in the Highland County Resident Camera Program.