The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office on Wednesday announced a $100,000 program for small businesses to improve their security against organized retail theft.

District Attorney Jeff Rosen said his office has started a pilot program with the San Jose Police Department that would enable small businesses to link their security cameras to police for real-time monitoring. The program seeks to equip at least 200 businesses with the high-tech security systems.

Following an alarm or a 911 call, the technology would allow police to patch into cameras at a business to see crimes in progress and to aid officers in providing descriptions of suspects and their vehicles. Police will also use Flock cameras to track vehicles fleeing crime scenes.

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