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Sheriff's office explains ALPR/Flock Safety camera program; retention, ownership, and uses outlined
Summary
Captain Ives told the council the Orange County Sheriff's Department owns ALPR data, Flock Safety maintains equipment, recordings are retained six months unless tied to an investigation, and access is restricted to trained personnel under OCSD policy.
Captain Ives of the Orange County Sheriff's Department updated the Mission Viejo City Council on the department's automated license plate reader (ALPR) program and the cameras installed by Flock Safety across the city.
Ives said camera placement was chosen to maximize coverage with limited funding, focusing on likely entry and exit routes and key intersections. "We only had funding for a limited number of cameras, so we placed them in areas where people were most likely to enter and leave the city," he said.
He clarified data ownership and retention: the Orange County Sheriff's Department is the owner of…
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