Waterbury police are in talks with the Dept. of Transportation and Metro North to gain access to security cameras at the train station to help catch thieves breaking into cars.
Waterbury police want to have access to the surveillance cameras at the Waterbury train station after a recent rise in car break-ins in the commuter lot.
Time is the one thing Metro-North commuters know can make or break an arrival or departure.
It's also what Waterbury police know can make a difference between catching a criminal and them getting away.
Visitors at the Waterbury train station said allowing police officers to access Metro-North and the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) surveillance cameras on the property could help slow down the recent rise in car break-ins at the station's parking lot.
"The fact that they know they can get away with it is why they keep on doing it," a visitor, Amber Lewis, said.
Waterbury police made a recent arrest in connection with the more than 30 break-ins this year, riders like John Lewis said having access to the surveillance cameras could help them make more.
"I think obviously they can get to it a lot faster it would crack down on the crime as far as them breaking into the cars because they know they're going to get caught," Lewis said.
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Waterbury police, Metro-North and CTDOT met Wednesday to discuss the plans, no word yet on when they will gain access to the surveillance cameras.
