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Board approves sheriff plan to deploy fixed license‑plate readers in unincorporated county, Anderson votes no
Summary
After a sheriff’s presentation and public comment about privacy, the Board of Supervisors voted to allow eight fixed ALPR cameras in unincorporated San Diego County; the motion passed 4–1 with Supervisor Joel Anderson dissenting.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 22 received the sheriff's presentation on automated license‑plate recognition (ALPR) and voted to authorize deployment of a fixed‑location ALPR system in unincorporated areas.
Sheriff Martinez and Captain Christopher Lawrence described ALPR as a high‑speed camera system with optical character recognition that compares captured plates to California law enforcement databases (including the California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System) to generate alerts for missing, wanted, or stolen vehicles. The sheriff's office said it intends to use Flock…
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