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Sheriff Osborne outlines ALPRs and $73,000 camera-trailer option as alternatives to Flock
Summary
Sheriff Derek Osborne said the GIVE application was submitted by IPD and that the county requested funding for vehicle-mounted license-plate readers already in use; he said quotes for towable camera trailers were around $73,000 each and the county might afford two.
Sheriff Derek Osborne told the legislature the GIVE application deadline had passed and that IPD submitted the application. He said he did not personally submit it but worked with the chief and that, given the tight timeline, he requested funding for standard license-plate readers that are already in patrol vehicles.
"I put in for that for now with the idea that I we can move the money later and do something different," Osborne said, noting the county has "7 or 8 currently" vehicle-mounted ALPR units. He also said the county is soliciting quotes for towable camera trailers but cautioned the devices are expensive: "I think it was $73,000 a piece." Osborne said trailers would likely be moved between hot spots rather than left permanently in a neighborhood.
Legislators pressed him on the trailers' capabilities (they include LPR functionality) and on how the county should handle expected public concern when devices are placed in specific neighborhoods. Legislator Mike Sigler warned the strategy could draw backlash because it focuses enforcement in particular areas rather than countywide coverage.
