Who's watching the watchers?

If the City Council approves, Cheney may have its own mini-version of an eye in the sky. Rather, make those two eyes.

Cheney Police Chief Jeff Sale is requesting council members approve the purchase of a pair of pole-mounted cameras to be used to combat property crime downtown, specifically the stretch from F to G streets along First. The Police Department has the money for the cameras, thanks to a “use it or lose it” $69,000 federal grant.

The two cameras would be mounted at College Avenue and First, high enough to prevent tampering and facing either way along Cheney's main drag. Another port...