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Police say overall crime is down and mail-theft arrests used ALPR data; residents urge suspension of Flock cameras

Rancho Cordova City Council · March 2, 2026
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Chief Matt Tamayo reported an overall decline in crime and credited a regional mail-theft task force and ALPR data in arrests; two residents urged the council to suspend the city's Flock ALPR system pending security and privacy reviews, and council asked staff for written follow-up.

Chief Matt Tamayo gave the Rancho Cordova Police Department’s annual update, saying city crime has fallen and highlighting targeted operations and the department’s partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspector Service on mail-theft investigations.

"I can promise you that overall, crime is down in the city," Tamayo said, outlining a roughly 11% decrease year over year followed by a further 15% drop and an aggregate decline of about 25% across two reporting periods. He said some increases in robbery were driven by petty-theft incidents that escalated, and that motor-vehicle thefts…

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