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Council hears ALPR results as closed-session notice flags state inquiry into data-sharing
Summary
Police chief reported the city’s automated license-plate-reader pilot recovered 128 vehicles and supported 151 arrests; council discussed privacy and data-use limits. The city later met in closed session on a potential Attorney General investigation alleging improper sharing of ALPR data; no action was reported.
The El Cajon police chief presented the city’s first annual review of its automated license-plate reader (ALPR) system, describing a pilot that began with 40 fixed cameras. Staff reported 151 arrests, 128 recovered vehicles (with a total recovered value above $1.2 million), and several seizures of illegal firearms and controlled substances tied to investigations aided by the system.
The chief described adding a single pan-tilt-zoom camera to address…
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