Seattle police cameras could soon spread to more neighborhoods, keeping an eye over streets in the Capitol Hill nightlife area, around Garfield High School and in the stadium district.

A proposal headed to the Seattle City Council next month would allow the Police Department to expand where it uses surveillance cameras that are monitored by civilian analysts at the Real Time Crime Center with the goal of tracking suspects and collecting evidence.

Advocates for the cameras, including Mayor Bruce Harrell, see the Real Time Crime Center and the surveillance cameras as a “force multiplier” that will help officers become more efficient at fighting crime. However, critics point to privacy concerns and fret over how President Donald Trump’s administration could seek access to Seattle’s technolo

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