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The Vancouver Police Department is launching a program for residents and business owners in the city to register information about their surveillance systems in an effort hasten criminal investigations. The police department announced the launch of its Community Camera Registration Program in a Tuesday news release. “Through this registration program, officers conducting investigations can quickly identify cameras that may have captured criminal activity for the cases they are working,” the police department said. People who choose to participate in the program would share details such as their location and the capabilities of their privately owned camera systems.