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Orinda police chief gives first annual update; council and residents discuss expanding license-plate readers
Summary
Orinda Police Chief Rossi gave his first annual update to the City Council on April 15, reporting steady declines in several property-crime categories, average 911 response times of about 4½–5½ minutes and staffing constraints at county dispatch. Councilmembers and residents pressed staff for more detail on license-plate reader cameras and agreed to consider an expansion plan at the May 6 meeting.
Orinda City Council heard an annual update from Police Chief Rossi on April 15 and discussed the city's existing license-plate reader (LPR) cameras and a resident request to expand the network.
Chief Rossi, presenting his first annual report as chief of police, said Orinda’s patrol staffing includes two sergeants, one detective, one traffic officer and eight patrol officers (including a reserve), with a current vacancy for a senior administrative assistant. He noted two recently hired officers, “Officer Mason Grossman” and “Officer Jordan Baker,” and described a series of community outreach programs including school visits, a toy drive and National Night Out.
Rossi said Orinda’s response metrics are favorable for a community of its size: the average interval between a 911 call and officer arrival is “anywhere from 4 and a half minutes to 5 and a half…
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