Peel Regional Police are inviting Mississauga and Brampton residents to learn more about their new gunshot detector and security camera platforms. (Photos: PRP)

Police are inviting Mississauga and Brampton residents to learn more about their new gunshot detector and security camera technology.

It’s called the Community Safety Response Platform (CSRP), and is equipped with an Acoustic Detection Device that can pick up gunshots 500 metres away, an automated licence plate reader and pan tilt zoom security cameras.

Police say alerts from the platforms can reach dispatch before 911 calls, and that the platforms are an investigative tool that may be used in residential and commercial areas “to support police response to serious incidents, based on identified risk and community needs.”

‘These units are designed to quickly alert police following serious incidents and to provide officers with timely information to support response and investigation efforts,” Peel police said in a statement on Thursday.

Police say the CSRP is designed “with a privacy-first and human-rights-based approach,” and doesn’t have any facial recognition technology. The platforms will only be deployed “when a reported incident meets Peel Police’s risk assessment threshold,” and consent is required from property and business owners.

The platforms don’t continuously record audio, and data will only be saved “when operationally required.” All other data auto-deleted within 48 hours, police say.

Police will be holding both an in-person and online information session to educate the public about the platforms, and Mississauga and Brampton residents are urged to attend to learn more, ask questions, and provide feedback.

The first info session is on Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Emil V. Kolb Centre in Mississauga, with an online-only session on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents can register by visiting www.peelpolice.ca.


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