Morris, Manitoba, is launching a new program that will let residents and businesses share the location of their security cameras with local RCMP. The voluntary registry, expected to roll out within the next month, aims to give officers a faster way to find video evidence when a crime happens in the area.
The idea grew out of a Community Crime Prevention Town Hall on January 14, 2026, at the Morris Multiplex, where people voiced concerns about ongoing property crime and repeat offenders. According to Mayor Scott Crick, the registry is designed to make would-be criminals more visible. “If people committing crime, mostly property crime and petty crime within the community, are visible, they’ll quit committing that crime and/or they may leave the community,” he said.
Signing up is simple. Residents will fill out a form with their address and confirm there are security cameras on their property. No access to live feeds or stored footage is being asked for. When the RCMP need help investigating an incident, they will contact the Town, and the Town will then reach out to the registered camera owner. The resident can then decide if they want to share any relevant footage with police. “It will be up to every homeowner whether they wish to be on the registry, and whether they wish to share information with the RCMP if a request comes in,” Mayor Crick explained.
The program mirrors similar safe neighbourhood camera registries already running in nearby Morden and Altona. Those initiatives, along with the CAPTURE program used by some Alberta RCMP detachments, have shown that a voluntary camera map can help police locate video evidence after a crime while fully respecting people’s privacy.
The registry arrives as Morris RCMP continues investigating a series of suspicious fires from late May and early June 2026. The fires damaged a church and a local business, and police say the camera registry could become a valuable tool in solving such cases going forward.
