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Selma police present Flock Safety license-plate-reader option; proposes Measure S spending for equipment
Summary
Police and vendor Flock Safety presented license-plate reader (LPR) cameras to the Selma City Council as a crime-fighting tool and asked Council to consider Measure S funds for LPRs, new tasers and patrol vehicles. The vendor stressed privacy safeguards and shared case studies; the presentation was informational and no vote was taken.
The Selma Police Department and Flock Safety presented license-plate readers and related equipment to the Selma City Council on April 22 and asked the council to consider using Measure S funds for an initial deployment and related purchases.
Caroline Frere, territory sales manager for Flock Safety, told the council the company’s mission is "to eliminate crime," and described Flock’s solar-powered, LTE license-plate readers and real-time alerting system. "We share the same mission as the cities we partner with really to make communities safer," Frere said. She described the product suite, privacy controls and a free transparency portal the vendor offers for public-facing information.
Police Chief Alcarez outlined equipment requests the department identified for Measure S…
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