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Pasco council hears police on expanded license‑plate readers as new state rules tighten oversight
Summary
Pasco Police presented data and use-cases for its automatic license plate reader (ALPR) system and outlined steps to comply with recent state legislation limiting uses and retention. Councilors pressed on privacy safeguards, cross-jurisdiction sharing, and operational costs; no public comment was offered at the workshop.
Chief Ken Roski told the Pasco City Council that the department’s modern automatic license plate reader system has been in use since 2019 and that the tool "takes a snapshot of a vehicle in time" and "doesn't use facial recognition." Roski said ALPR has helped identify stolen vehicles, locate suspects and locate missing people, while noting the system produces many non‑hit reads that require analysts to prioritize true leads.
Brianna Murray, the city’s lobbyist in Olympia, summarized recent state action and said a bill passed this session will impose new reporting, retention and permitted‑use limits…
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