CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The University of Illinois Police Department will launch the Community Connect to work towards improving campus safety. 

UIPD shared in a Facebook post that residents and businesses can register their security cameras through the program to help police locate potential evidence and assist in investigations. 

The department said that registration takes about a minute. 

UIPD added that residents and businesses can allow the U of I Division of Public Safety access to their camera feeds in an emergency. They will just need a small CORE device to plug into their system. 

Those interested can register their cameras online.

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