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Police brief council on ICE contacts and license‑plate‑reader safeguards; city retains data control
Summary
Police briefed council on limited notifications from federal immigration authorities, Oregon legal limits on local involvement, and use of automated license‑plate readers (contract with Flock). Staff said the city owns the data, described cases where plate‑reader leads aided investigations, and noted continued scrutiny of settings and access.
Albany Police and the city manager updated the City Council on two public‑safety topics: contacts with federal immigration enforcement and the use of automated license‑plate readers.
Police Chief Harndon told council that federal immigration authorities do not routinely notify the local department when operating in Albany. He said Oregon law limits local agency involvement in purely federal immigration enforcement unless there is overlapping criminal activity, and that the department…
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