The TRUST Coalition and others are renewing calls for the city to defund its automated license plate reader (ALPR) system due to fears that the San Diego Police Department is unlawfully sharing ...

After receiving a letter from the California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the police department has vowed to stop sharing information gleaned from it’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program.

Some law enforcement agencies have touted the equipment as an effective investigative tool, but opponents say ALPR’s usefulness is outweighed by potential violations of civil liberties.

These systems enable real-time coordination between local, state, and federal agencies – crucial for intercepting drug shipments that often cross multiple jurisdictions.

Askew repeatedly insisted that, to this point, ICE has not requested ALPR data from APD. Still, some CMs – including Mike Siegel – remain opposed to allowing APD to continue using ALPRs.

In response, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced last week that 46 out-of-state agencies were blocked from accessing Flock Safety's Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system.

More than 260 immigration-related searches were made between Jan. 14 and April 30 using Mount Prospect data, the secretary of state’s office said. Village officials said the use of the data for ...

SMPD says that turning off automatic sharing access allows it to audit its own personnel directly. Now, all inquiries into the ALPR system must be tied to an active investigation and users will be ...

The San Diego Police Department and other California agencies have been accused of sharing license plate data from Automated License Plate Recognition systems with federal immigration agencies, des… ...

The Palmyra police department is exploring new technology to fight crime: the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system. "These have been beneficial for stolen vehicles, for child ...

Palo Alto’s new automated license plate recognition (ALPR) system relies on 20 cameras supplied by Flock Safety, one of which is pictured here. Courtesy city of Palo Alto.