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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8 - Presentation CVPD’s March 23, 2021Captain Eric Thunberg(ALPR)Program Plate ReaderAutomated License Overview Success storiesMoving ForwardCVPD’s program overviewHistory of Automated License Recognition SystemsProgram TimelineCommunity Concerns Community Concerns Among others……Real time tracking of individualsSharing of immigration dataMisuse/abuse of the systemRetention of dataSB34 SB54-CA Values Act Violations of state law related to data sharingInvasion of privacy/infringement of privacy rights CVPD ALPR Program Timeline pending staff report to councilData sharing with ICE and USBP is suspended –December 2020 additional ALPR camera systems. City Council approves grant funding to purchase two –July 2020 SolutionsCVPD moves ALPR program from 3M/PIPS to Vigilant –October 2017 ALPR camera system th City Council approves additional purchase of a 4–February 2011 and deploy 3 ALPR camera systems City Council approves CVPD proposal to purchase –October 2007 What are ALPRs?crime.Images are retained 1 year from date taken, unless tied to specific Officers may manually search images for specific license plates.Images contain only the date/time and location the image was taken.identify license place numbers. The cameras have limited range. ALPR systems are digital camera systems paired with software to County Agencies use them in some capacityAbout 75% of US agencies use some sort of ALPR system. Most SD In use by law enforcement worldwide since around 2001. Originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1970’s. CVPD’s ALPR Program*Commercial data is voluntarily shared with Law Enforcement Searches cover both Law Enforcement databases and Commercial Databasesrequires secure log in, separate from the vehicle display.Manual search for license plates/vehicles related to criminal investigations, (Missing/wanted persons, stolen vehicles etc.). Cars have a display for any hits. Comparison of license plates to those entered into other existing databases System has two functionsUsed by patrol officers on availability basis Attached to 4 marked patrol cars. Access and Security“Regular” audits are required by law. CVPD policy requires quarterly. lawAccess and search history are recorded and can be audited, as required by All searches must include an official reason for the searchSystem administrators are supervisors or managersto knowOfficial Law Enforcement Purpose Only + Right & Need and by policy from. All user access is defined and controlled by existing Federal and State laws Access is controlled by a supervisor.hour training session required before system access. -2 Data Sharing ALPR data is shared with other County Agencies as part of the MOU with ARJIS. boundaries. Data sharing is a valuable tool for law enforcement as crimes occur across jurisdictional Shared data consists of the image, date, time, and location onlyCVPD images if they exist Sharing means that specific searches within the LEARN database will include and matching Sharing of data does provide access to all of CVPD’s data.Customize or restrict the scope of sharingNot share dataShare dataCVPD can choose to: Moving Forward with ALPR Finding the Balance Proven, widely used law enforcement toolRise in violent crimesHuman Trafficking/Fentanyl concernsData sharingSystem AdministrationAccess ControlData RetentionPolicyCA Department of Justice Audit (February 2020) recommends best practices: Success stories And many, many othersobserve the suspects removing the fentanyl Provided with a vehicle description, using ALPR data, were able to find a matching car and Detectives broke up a fentanyl smuggling ring that was using unsuspecting border crosser’s cars. scanned locations. They waited for him nearby and made an arrestA confidential tip about his new car allowed detectives to use ALPR data to locate frequent Located a fugitive child molest suspect who was swapping cars frequently to avoid capture. the area when the crimes occurredwas in the area every time crimes were committed. ALPR data allowed them to query cars in Located a suspect in a countywide fraud and theft series when detectives notices the same car Used the system to identify the suspect truck in a fatal hit and run. location frequented by the suspects. Made several arrests in a homicide investigation because an ALPR image provided detectives a and time to narrow their focus.risk person because an ALPR image provided detectives a starting point -Located a missing at Questions?