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Salinas committee hears evidence on ShotSpotter ahead of November council approval
Summary
The Salinas Police Advisory Committee heard a presentation Oct. 22 on the ShotSpotter gunfire-detection system and the department—s plan to seek City Council approval in November for annual agreements tied to the technology.
The Salinas Police Advisory Committee heard a presentation Oct. 22 from Commander James Ehrensorff of the Salinas Police Department explaining how the city—s ShotSpotter acoustic gunfire detection system works, what it has detected since 2016 and why staff will ask the City Council next month to approve annual agreements for the service and related technology.
Ehrensorff said ShotSpotter uses a network of acoustic sensors and an analyst review to produce alerts officers can receive on their phones within roughly 15 to 20 seconds. "Prior to having ShotSpotter, our department was totally reliant, as many departments are, on 911 calls," Ehrensorff said, describing the difficulty of locating gunfire based only on callers— reports.
The commander…
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