Shawnee County using cameras and AI to help catch criminals.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Did you know the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office has a registry of more than 1,000 cameras in and around the Capital City?

Connect Shawnee County is a registry of 321 registered cameras and 855 integrated cameras that police and deputies use to canvass areas. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office said the registry lets officers quickly find cameras in an area, saving officers time.

"Officers generally have to walk or drive the area to determine if there are cameras available; this system reduces that time, allowing officers to be available for other policing activities," Shawnee County Sheriff's Office Deputy Shayna Anderson said.

Citizens of Shawnee County can participate in the program by registering their cameras with the sheriff's office. Those who register their cameras may be contacted by investigators when they need access to a camera.

Registered cameras are cameras that citizens within Shawnee County have told law enforcement about but cannot be viewed live within the Real Time Crime Center, according to the sheriff's office. The Real Time Crime Center can access integrated cameras and view them live.

The sheriff's office said integrated cameras belong to local businesses, school districts, the City of Topeka, the State of Kansas and Shawnee County.

Those who'd like to integrate their cameras can install an AI 'force multiplier' called CORE Elite AI by FUSUS. The AI lets users identify people, vehicles, visual descriptors and more that can be used to set alerts, according to the FUSUS website.

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