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Simi Valley police defend Flock LPR use as residents press for greater transparency
Summary
Simi Valley police gave a detailed update on Flock license‑plate readers, saying the city controls 26 cameras (23 fixed plus 3 flex) and conducts weekly audits; residents raised contract‑term and privacy concerns and questioned whether third parties could access data.
Sergeant Patrick Zacek, speaking for the Simi Valley Police Department, told the City Council on April 6 that the department operates a network of fixed and deployable Flock license‑plate reader (LPR) cameras intended to help investigators track vehicles tied to crimes and recover stolen property.
In a roughly 30‑minute presentation, Zacek said the city controls 23 fixed Flock cameras that cover primary ingress points, plus three rapidly deployable “flex” cameras; the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office maintains six additional cameras obtained through organized retail theft grants to which Simi Valley has access. "It's pictures only," Zacek said, describing the system as capturing still images of license plates ("no sound, no video, and there's no facial [recognition]"). He said administrators limit access to officers and dispatchers and require…
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