DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After years of anticipation, Seabreeze Boulevard in Daytona Beach now has real-time surveillance cameras streaming back to the police department.
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The push for change in the area started after a couple was stabbed to death while walking home from bike week in 2022.
Since then, there have been multiple shootings and other issues outside of businesses.
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The twenty-foot poles are situated throughout the entertainment district on Seabreeze Blvd. An eighth camera will eventually be installed on Wild Olive Avenue, where the bike week stabbings occurred.
The footage feeds back in real-time to the Grandview Substation just around the corner, leading to a prompt response from police.
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“The last problem we had over here was ended in 60 seconds,” Commissioner Ken Strickland said.
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