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Rohnert Park limits ALPR data retention to 30 days amid public concern over data sharing
Summary
After weeks of public scrutiny, the Rohnert Park City Council voted to amend its records-retention schedule and reduce automated license-plate reader (ALPR) data retention to 30 days, and corrected an administrative duplication; the decision followed extensive public comment warning about out-of-state access, ICE use, and security risks.
The Rohnert Park City Council on Jan. 27 approved an amended records-retention resolution that shortens the retention period for automated license-plate reader (ALPR) data from the city's Flock Safety system to 30 days and removed a duplicated record entry.
Chief of Public Safety presented the city's ALPR footprint (32 cameras total, including 30 ALPR units and two pan-tilt-zoom surveillance cameras) and recent investigative cases where ALPR leads aided arrests, vehicle recoveries and missing-person searches. He recommended reducing retention to 30 days to balance investigative utility and privacy concerns.
Lily Hoe, public affairs manager for vendor Flock Safety, described system features, data…
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