After a rash of break-ins of parked cars at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge in north St. Louis and Madison, Ill., in recent years, local police finally have installed security cameras at the old Route 66 site to deter criminals.
According to Fox Channel 2 in St. Louis:
Madison Police Chief Steven Shelby says tourists from all over the world including England, Germany, and Sweden visit the island while traveling Route 66. “I take it personally. These guys come all this way following route 66. They go up there to have a good time and when they come back they’ve been violated,” said Shelby. […]
Surveillance cameras are all over Madison, including the Chain of Rocks Bridge. Criminals thinking about doing their dirty work here should think again. “Don’t do it in the City of Madison because we are watching,” said Shelby.
Footage from the cameras helped nab three suspects after a break-in of a minivan at the bridge. The suspects are believed to have been involved with other burglaries in the region.