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Sheriff reports December crime totals as city reviews Flock camera access
Summary
The commission heard December crime and traffic statistics from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Station and discussed Flock mobile cameras and license-plate readers; city staff said they were reviewing data-sharing concerns and that, as of the meeting, only the sheriff's office had access to the city's Flock systems.
The West Hollywood Public Safety Commission on Jan. 26 heard the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Station report for December and discussed the city's use of Flock mobile cameras and license-plate reader systems.
"For the month of December, West Hollywood station personnel handled a total of 1,578 calls for service," Lieutenant Turner told the commission, listing 39 felony arrests, 91 misdemeanor arrests and 147 part-one crimes. He said the west district accounted for 54 percent of the part-one incidents and that deputies made targeted DUI enforcement stops that produced three DUI arrests and multiple citations.
Commissioners asked about the department's mapping and surveillance tools. Turner said the station deployed a mobile Flock camera trailer on Melrose Avenue in December and that moving the trailer had "resulted in no additional thefts at a business that was seeing repeated thefts in the month of December." He said the department will continue to move the trailer to areas experiencing crime spikes.
A member of the public asked whether outside agencies had access to the city's Flock cameras. A city director said staff were "working through" the question with legal counsel and the sheriff's department. "As far as we know, as of this evening, no one other than the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has access to our flock cameras," the director said.
Commissioners and staff said the city is reviewing data-sharing agreements and legal protections and will bring any necessary policy updates or recommendations to the City Council.
The sheriff's station report also noted eight vehicle-versus-pedestrian collisions in December and two planned DUI operations tied to the arrests and citations the lieutenant described. The commission did not take immediate policy action but asked staff to continue reporting back on camera access reviews and mapping alignment between enforcement and city safety programs.
