Contra Costa’s Camera Debate Needs A Reviewable Record

Editor; Your October 2 reader letter, “Don’t Block FLOCK,” argues that access controls and audits can address misuse of license plate camera data. That gets at the central question for Contra Costa communities: what safeguards can residents actually verify? A camera system can assist investigators without turning every search into an unexamined act of trust.…

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Anti-Crime Cameras Coming To Orinda

In an effort to reduce property theft related crimes, the Orinda Police Department will soon be utilizing Motion-Activated Surveillance Cameras (Reconyx) and an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) within the City of Orinda.  The Reconyx cameras will be located at various locations throughout the city and the ALPR camera will be utilized on one patrol…

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