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Vallejo to Spend $766,018 for Cell Site Simulator
On the consent agenda for the March 24, 2020, Vallejo City Council meeting is $766,018 to purchase a KeyW cell site simulator. If approved, Vallejo Police would become the fourth local Bay Area law...
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Vallejo Cites Ferry Terrorism to Get $30,000 Grant for License Plate Readers
The Vallejo Police Department cited ferry terrorism as part of its $30,000 grant application for license plate readers, calling the ferry “a viable threat for a terrorist act.” According to the grant...
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San Leandro Punts on Plan for More Surveillance Cameras – for now
On April 21, 2020, the San Leandro City Council was scheduled to consider installing 10 surveillance cameras in areas recommended by the police department. However, the agenda item came the day after...
View ArticleNovato to Track Terrorists with License Plate Readers on Highway 37
According to a $60,000 grant the Novato Police Department recently received from the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative, new automated license plate readers (ALPRs) will be installed on Highway...
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The Surveillance Gear of Bay Area Law Enforcement Aircraft
Police aircraft are frequently spotted circling around peaceful protests around the country. These aircraft are typically equipped with high-powered cameras with equipment capable of recording and...
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Low Crime San Ramon Approves Massive Surveillance Increase
San Ramon, a small city in Contra Costa County with a very low crime rate, approved spending more than $1.2 million to blanket the city in automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and surveillance...
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Anaheim Police Buy a $755,000 Nyxcell Cell Site Simulator
With Harris Corporation no longer selling its cell site simulators to local law enforcement, Anaheim has joined a growing list of police departments replacing them with cell site simulators...
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Why police search for license plates
Although some law enforcement agencies publish data on the number of license plates photographed by license plate readers, few provide information on why police search for license plates. According to...
View ArticleWho’s Looking at Your License Plate Data
There are 32 agencies that submit license plate reader data to the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), the regional fusion center for Northern California. However, many more...
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Dissection of Flock Safety Camera
Flock Safety is marketing its cameras to neighborhood groups and law enforcement with the promise to “reduce crime in your community by up to 70%.” Instead of selling these cameras, it leases them for...
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