35 San Jose small businesses get free security cameras with new pilot program [Video]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — A handful of small business owners in San Jose are getting free security cameras from the city to help fight back against crime.

It’s part of a pilot camera safety program that kicked off Tuesday.

Armed robberies, vandalism and smashed windows are all things business owners in the Alum Rock Village in San Jose have experienced one too many times.

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“We’re concerned because if we don’t have cameras around, these incidents will increase,” Hien Nguyen, President of the Alum Rock Village Business Association said.

Nguyen has owned a dental office for the past 15 years and serves as a landlord in the area.

On Tuesday, her business is one of 35 getting a set of security cameras from the city, thanks to San Jose City Councilmember Peter Ortiz.

“We’re not going to allow this to …