SHAH ALAM: Selangor police are looking at installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology at several cities in the state for monitoring and enforcement purposes.
“The cost of CCTVs are much cheaper now, so it makes sense that we use cameras that have good specifications,” said Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan.
“We want high definition cameras capable of zooming in on faces and license plates clearly,” he told reporters after attending the Selangor police townhall here yesterday.
“We are looking at deploying these cameras in Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, and Klang.
“Our plan is also to allow these cameras to be used by other agencies such as the Road Transport Department and local councils,” he said, adding that it did not make much sense for each agency to use their own cameras when having shared assets saves the government money.
In an unrelated matter, Comm Hussein said Selangor will have three new district police headquarters soon.
He said this started with the North Klang police headquarters building and police quarters which are expected to be completed next year.
“The construction of the Ampang Jaya and Subang Jaya police headquarters have also been approved.
“However, we feel that the Petaling Jaya and Kajang police headquarters are also in need of upgrading,” he said.
