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Milpitas leaders debate $ for a real-time monitoring center to speed police response

Milpitas City Council · February 25, 2026
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Summary

Police proposed a real-time monitoring center to centralize ALPRs, drone and video feeds for faster responses; staff requested initial CIP funding to buy equipment and evaluate platforms, prompting council questions about privacy, scope, and integration.

Milpitas police and public-safety staff outlined a proposal to create a real-time monitoring center that would consolidate license-plate readers, drone video, intersection cameras and other feeds on a single platform to support faster, more targeted responses to crimes in progress.

Chief Morales explained the center's intent is to shift the department from reactive to…

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