That would have been impressive, Person of Interest style.
Cameras are notoriously easy to break into. I would venture to say those 123 cameras has the same manufacturer and share the same reset instruction.
The first sentence of the article has more detail but is still false. Then the second sentence of the article contradicts the first sentence, adding the phrase "of the DC city police". Shall we believe that version?
That would have been impressive, Person of Interest style.