Belleville Police Service Inspector Jeremy Ashley was recognized at the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) awards ceremony on Tuesday, receiving the OACP Award of Excellence in Community Safety, Wellness & Crime Prevention for 2025.
The award recognizes the accomplishments of an officer and their community partners working together to improve community safety and well-being. Inspector Ashley was recognized for his instrumental role in developing CAMSafe, a community-based CCTV and security video registry designed to transform and strengthen how police and the public collaborate in crime prevention and investigations.
Through CAMSafe, residents and businesses are invited to voluntarily register their security cameras, allowing officers to quickly identify and access relevant video footage during investigations, equipping them with real-time tools to enhance public safety.
Since launching in early 2021, CAMSafe has evolved into a province-wide initiative, used by 15 municipal police services, in over 40 communities served by the Ontario Provincial Police, with police services serving communities in Ottawa, Waterloo region and Toronto in the process of implementing CAMSafe.
Inspector Ashley continues to work with provincial partners to explore CAMSafe’s potential as a standardized tool across Ontario.
