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Vista council hears sheriff's update on gang investigations, license-plate readers and proposed additional detective

2392287 · February 26, 2025
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The Vista City Council received an update from the San Diego County Sheriff's Office on a proposal to add a second gang detective and to implement a Safe Streets program that would include automated license-plate readers, gunshot detection and federated camera connections.

The Vista City Council received an update from the San Diego County Sheriff's Office on a proposal to add a second gang detective and to implement a "Safe Streets" program that would include automated license-plate readers (ALPRs), gunshot detection and federated camera connections.

Captain John Malan, representing the Sheriff's Office, summarized the two main requests: adding an SNGT (specialized gang) detective and deploying technology to support investigative work. He read a recommendation from a United States Marshals fugitive task force supervisor: "ALPR technology has proven instrumental in locating suspect vehicles, tracking patterns to identify suspects movements and gathering…

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