Smile, You’re On The Seymour Cop Cam!

Just weeks after being installed, police say a video camera help nab a pair of scrap metal thieves.

In November, after a number of public parks were trashed, the Board of Selectmen approved purchasing security cams using a $30,000 federal Justice Assistance Grant.

A camera went up a few weeks ago near the town’s transfer station, where, lo and behold — a couple of young guys were caught trying to steal scrap metal, police said.

At about 8 p.m. Tuesday an officer in the department’s communications center looked at a monitor that carried the feed from one of the cameras. He saw a vehicle parked near the transfer station (a place where residents can drop off garbage, which is then sorted and trucked away).

The officer saw two men get out of their vehicle and walk toward the transfer station, which — yup — wasn’t open at the time.

Other officers were sent to the scene, where they saw the men leaving the station with scrap metal, police said.

The two men, a 21-year-old Seymour resident and a 20-year-old Derby resident, were both charged with third-degree criminal trespass and sixth-degree larceny.

The scrap metal was worth less than fifty bucks.

The Valley Indy isn’t printing their names because the charges are misdemeanors.

They were released on a written promise to appear in Superior Court April 5. 

The video surveillance system was recently installed in several locations throughout the Town of Seymour to deter criminal activity,” Lt. Paul Satkowski said in a prepared statement. Hopefully, this success will continue, which will be a great benefit for the Seymour taxpayers.”

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