Baltimore County loans help security at retail centers

Several Baltimore retailers are taking advantage of a county-sponsored loan program to install security cameras in their parking lots in compliance with a new law requiring the safety feature.

Baltimore County has approved more than $96,000 in low-interest loans to install cameras in the parking lots of five shopping centers, officials announced Thursday, including two in Reisterstown, one in Catonsville, one in Randallstown and one in Lansdowne. An estimated 91 centers must install cameras in their parking lot by the end of the year to meet the requirements of a new county law.