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Police say license‑plate readers aided major arrests; department cites compliance with new state limits
Summary
Rio Rancho police reported that automated license‑plate readers (ALPRs) helped recover dozens of stolen vehicles and aided several major investigations; presenters said vendor agreements and Senate Bill 40 protect data from sale and restrict outside uses.
Captain Kashati told the governing body that the department started with vehicle‑mounted ALPRs and moved to fixed, stationary readers; after vendor evaluation the city selected Flock Safety because of a solar option that allowed deployment on State Road 528. He said the vendor houses the data and the city retains operational access for law‑enforcement uses with 30‑day retention.
Kashati said ALPRs have helped recover stolen vehicles and locate missing people and credited the system with helping identify suspects in a 2024 homicide and a 2025 bank‑robbery arrest. He and staff cited Senate Bill 40 (effective 07/01/2026) as providing additional limits on data sharing and added that department policy and quarterly audits are used to prevent misuse. “Our license plate readers do not gather cell phone information, do not do facial recognition,” he said.
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