Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Bellflower approves Sound Thinking contract for gunshot detection and expanded license-plate readers
Summary
The City Council authorized a contract with Sound Thinking to deploy ShotSpotter gunshot-detection sensors and expand Plate Ranger license‑plate reader coverage. City staff and company representatives described data safeguards, CJIS storage, investigative uses and a phased implementation timeline.
The Bellflower City Council unanimously authorized the city manager Monday to execute an agreement with Sound Thinking (formerly ShotSpotter) to install gunshot-detection sensors and add automatic license-plate readers (ALPRs) intended to support law-enforcement response and investigations.
Brian, Bellflower’s public safety director, told the council the purchase follows a January public-safety assessment that identified technology as an area for improvement. Jamie, senior director of technology and solutions for Sound Thinking, gave a detailed demonstration of how gunshot detection and Plate Ranger ALPRs work, said the company maintains an incident‑review center to reduce false positives, and described CJIS‑approved cloud storage and legal support services…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
