LYNN – City officials are looking into giving crime the one-two punch with the installation of security cameras in hot spots throughout the city.Although the discussion has been kicked around for the past three years or so, Chris Bibby, vice president of the Lynn Chamber of Commerce said the debate is heating up once again with the recent increase in crime.?It has been labeled somewhat controversial in the past because of people?s private rights, but the cameras have absolutely had a chilling effect on criminal activity,” he said.Last year, the 7-Eleven convenience store at 264 Essex St., installed security cameras to deter future felonies from occurring outside its doors, and added better lighting in its parking lot and hired a police detail.Designed as an interactive security system that is linked to the Lynn Police, the information and images captured on the systems recording device can be stored and made available for law enforcement officials to review at a later date.Bibby said he plans to meet with 7-Eleven officials to learn more about the system, and how the cameras have dissuaded crimes since they were installed.While homeland security funds would most likely not be accessible for this project, Bibby said private investments are being targeted instead.?The city of Salem recently appropriated $50,000 from its budget for the security cameras to be installed in the city?s downtown,” he said. “I?m not sure if Lynn can do the same thing right now, so we are looking into finding a few businesses that would be interested in doing this on their own to monitor the results. In addition, it would probably be an insurance reduction for the businesses as well with vandalism, spray painting, and other problems.”Anxious to install the security cameras in parks, playgrounds, and other public areas in the city that have been prone to violence, Ward 3 City Councilor Darren Cyr said he is currently exploring the possibility with his colleagues.?We?re looking at a company located in California that has a really unbelievable wireless system that can zoom in on 600 feet in any direction,” he said. “And what?s even better, that signal from the camera can be sent to the police station, a police cruiser, or even a laptop device so people can watch over particular buildings when they?re away.”Cyr said if police cruisers could be outfitted with the security camera signals, crime ridden areas such as Clark Street playground, Warren Street Park, and the Goldfish Pond area could be monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.?Better yet, the cameras could be a really good tool for the fire department, because if you position one of the cameras on say, High Rock Tower, it could be pointed in the direction of a reported working fire to see if there is smoke, and if there is, they will know whether they should send extra apparatus,” he said. “There are so many benefits to the cameras.”Cyr said he plans to sit down and discuss the possibility with Mayor Edward J. Clancy Jr., City Council President Tim Phelan, Lynn Police chief John Suslak, and Acting Fire Department chief James Carritte in the near future.?There are hard-working families that have been living in certain areas of the city for years and years, but there has been an element of people that have moved in that are just ruthless and have to be stopped,” he said.