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Police outline scope, examples and safeguards for license-plate readers and public-safety cameras
Summary
Prescott Valley police described a 26-camera license-plate reader system, LiveView and pan-tilt-zoom cameras at Mountain Valley Park, examples of criminal and safety interventions, data-retention limits and ongoing policy work on facial recognition and regional data-sharing.
Prescott Valley police staff briefed the council June 5 on the town's license-plate reader (LPR) and public-safety camera program and described operational uses, data protections and regional sharing arrangements.
Assistant Chief (presenter) told the council the department currently operates 26 fixed license-plate readers and six LiveView cameras at Mountain Valley Park; two pan-tilt-zoom cameras will be added to the park with zoom and tracking capability, the presenter said. The department has also ingested some existing Verkada cameras and is planning a real-time operations platform to provide consolidated camera views and mapping for first responders.
The police presenter described multiple operational examples where the system aided investigations or prevented harm:…
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