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Cerritos keeps ALPR trailer after residents report drop in burglaries; council approves expanded crime-abatement steps
Summary
After residents reported zero burglaries near Liberty Park since a live-feed ALPR trailer was deployed, the council agreed by consensus to keep the trailer in place, asked staff to study adding more trailers to the FY25–26 budget, and directed an immediate increase in budgeted community safety officers from 3 to 5 while commissioning traffic and outreach studies before any permanent street closures.
Cerritos leaders on March 27 responded to neighborhood safety concerns by directing staff to keep a live-feed license-plate-reader (ALPR) trailer deployed near Liberty Park while further evaluation proceeds and to include additional ALPR units and staffing in next year’s budget planning.
Public Safety Manager Daryl Evans told the council the ALPR/live-feed trailer had been placed at the Bigelow entrance on Feb. 7 and that the neighborhood had experienced no reported burglaries since its placement. Evans described the trailer as a “deluxe” model providing live video and AI-based alerts; staff said the current contract for the monitored trailer is about $3,000 per month (about $100 per day) with potential options to reduce costs by switching to ALPR-only, non-live configurations.
Deputy City staff and Public Works Director Alvin Papa cautioned the…
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