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Item 6.2: Flock Public Safety Cameras
May 28, 2024
Presenters: Mike Canfield, Police Chief
Wahed Magee, Police Captain
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Mountain View
• Flock ALRP System Overview /How it Works
• Benefits of ALPR
• Data Collection, Release, Access, and MVPD Policy 460
• Transparency Portal/ Audit
• Neighboring Cities Use
• Public Comments and Feedback from Public Safety Advisory Board
• Fiscal Impact
• Staff Recommendations
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• Combination of fixed or mobile cameras that feed
a database of vehicle information
• Captures still image of the back of each passing
vehicle on the street
• License plate is compared with information in the
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and
provides immediate alerts
• Data is securely retained in the cloud and
searchable by authorized MVPD staff for public
safety investigations
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• Real -Time Alerts/Crime Intervention by Law Enforcement
• Key Data to Solve Crime
• Regional Coordination
• Expanded Searchable Data Sets (more than just license plates)
• Intervention for Repeat Offenders /Deterrence of Potential Crime
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• Amber Alerts/Missing People
• Auto Theft/Stolen Vehicle Recovery
• Mail and Package Theft Investigations
• Hit and Run Investigations
• Vehicle Found at Numerous Crime Scenes
• Felony "Wants"
• Custom Alerts (vehicle features)
• Other Criminal Investigations
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Data Collection
• Non -queried data purged after 30 days
• Record of queried data held for one year (Gov. Code 34090.6)
Data not sold
Data use only for public safety purposes
Releasing ALPRA Data
Access to MV Flock data is only granted upon written request to California Law Enforcement agencies
Access maybe rescinded
There are legal and policy limitations on who may be granted access and what types of investigations in which the
data may be used
Limited Data Access
Only trained MVPD staff with a legitimate need
All access is logged and will be audited per MVPD policy 460
Audit will be included in the MVPD Twice Yearly Report on MVPD Performance and Feedback Data made public and
reported to the PSAB
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• Not facial recognition
• Not for immigration enforcement
• Not for out-of-state abortion investigations
• Only accessible to California law enforcement
• ALPR data belongs to the City
• Data is about vehicles and their location, not people
• All license plate notifications are required to be verified by MVPD officers before action
• Not used for traffic citations
• Non -accessed data fully deleted every 30 days
• All search logs retained for 1 year
• Flock system audited twice yearly
• Law enforcement partners access will be part of the audit process
• Access is only granted only upon approval / revokable by MVPD
• Flock data storage and security is provided by AWS
• Desire for privacy
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• MVPD will establish a transparency portal on its website that will include:
• MVPD ALPR Policy
• Running count of plates captured by the system in the past 30 days
• Running count of hot -list vehicles captured by the system in the past 30 days
• Data retention period
• Number of Flock cameras used by the City of Mountain View
• A list of California Law Enforcement agencies granted access to MVPD ALPR data
• Number of searches conducted in the past 30 days
• A summary of MVPD's Flock ALPR system audit
• Flock ALPR Audit
• Review of policy changes
• Review law enforcement partners' use of City Flock ALPR data
• Summary of any MVPD policy violations
• Evaluation of Flock public safety outcomes
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• In October 2020, the San Mateo Police Department (SMPD) responded to a report of a home invasion robbery of a 97-year-
old woman's home. The victim was held at gunpoint and robbed. A witness identified a type of vehicle leaving the scene. A
Flock ALPR camera identified the suspect vehicle and connected investigators to all three suspects, where they were arrested.
• In January 2022, the San Bruno Police Department (SBPD) investigated two robberies at a jewelry store. SBPD identified the
suspect vehicle from Flock ALPR data. The suspect vehicle was placed on a custom hot list, and SBPD was alerted when the
vehicle returned into their city. Officers located the vehicle and what was potentially another attempt to commit a serious
crime.
• In March 2023, the Campbell Police Department responded to a report of a shooting at the intersection of East Hamilton
and Creekside Way, where a victim was shot and killed. A Flock ALPR camera captured the suspect vehicle, which led to the
arrest of two suspects who are facing murder charges.
• In April 2023, the Morgan Hill Police Department (MHPD) responded to a report of multiple gunshots fired in the downtown
area of Morgan Hill. A gold Honda was reported to be involved. A Flock ALPR camera was used to identify and track the
Honda to a St. Louise Hospital. Officers responded and shortly after received a call from Hospital Staff of a gunshot would
victim being dropped off, corroborating the Flock data match. Arrests and evidence located.
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• Staff Presentation April 25, 2024
• Interest in hardware, installation, and maintenance
• Interest in vehicle alert process and how ALPR technology would be
integrated into operations
• General support of the technology for public safety
• Interest in safeguards for ALPR use and data sharing
• Strongest concern from one board member
• Public Comment
• Redirect funds to mental program, belief that fear is the motivator to approve ALPR
• Appreciation for Flock avoiding personal information, limiting data retention, but the
need to ensure data integrity
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• After the first year, PD will evaluate the effectiveness of the Flock ALPR
system and the placement of the cameras
• Evaluate Incidents of positive public safety outcomes
• Locating missing persons
• Solving criminal investigations
• Recovering stolen vehicles
• Evaluation will inform recommendations on
• Changing camera locations
• Expansion or reduction in the number of cameras
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• First -year annual cost for 24 Flock cameras $96,800
• 23/24 Adopted Budget $79,500
• $17,300 difference available in salary savings
• If continued, the projected cost of future year is $80,000
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1. Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into cone-year agreement
with Flock Safety for 24 Flock Safety Automated License Plate Recognition
cameras for an amount not to exceed $96,800.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to renew or extend the agreement
with Flock Safety in subsequent years without returning to Council.
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to modify the agreement to
change the number of Flock Safety Automated License Plate Recognition
cameras and the location of the cameras within Mountain View as
recommended by the Police Department.
4. Authorize the City Manager and Police Chief to adopt Police Department
Policy 460, "Automated License Plate Readers" ("ALPRs").
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• Campbell PD
On 12/5/23, a CPD officer was dispatched to a missing person report. The (RP) who wanted to report
her partner missing stated the (MP) was suicidal and had threatened to kill herself the prior day to her
counselor. The (MP) had told her counselor that she was going to carry out the suicide by jumping in
front of a moving train. After figuring out who the (MP) was and her real name, we were able to locate
a vehicle registered to her. Ofc. spoke to the (MP)'s counselor and determined that the (MP) was most
likely going to attempt to carry out her plan to end her life but at that time did not know where she was
going. Ofc. then plugged in the vehicle information into Flock and found that the (MP) had left the area
and was driving in Palo Alto. We then contacted Palo Alto police and informed them of the incident and
the circumstances of the event. Palo Alto then started following the Flock hits in their city until they
located (MP). During the vehicle stop of (MP), (MP) admitted to driving to Palo Alto to go jump in front
of the Caltrans train.
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• Campbell PD
On 12/22/22 at approximately 0303 hours, a vehicle burglary in progress was reported. CPD officers
arrived on scene and observed a white Ford van in the lot. The Ford accelerated towards them while
they were seated in their patrol vehicles. The van struck one of the two Campbell PD officer's vehicles.
The van then fled at a high rate of speed away from the scene. A short vehicle pursuit was initiated but eventually
terminated. A CPD Det. was able to use Flock and determine the van was stolen and used in multiple burglaries.
The van was eventually discovered abandoned in San Mateo and recovered by SMPD. Per surveillance video at
the scene, a Toyota Land Cruiser is seen picking up the driver of the van. Det. was able to collect DNA swaps from the vehicle.
On 12/23/22, the same Land Cruiser was seen by Livermore PD committing a burglary and it was later apprehended by
Stanislaus County SO. Livermore PD advised CPD Det. of the driver's info and that they had identified a
second suspect to their burglary.
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• Palo Alto PD
• Since January 1, 2024, PAPD made numerous cases as a direct result of real-time Flock alerts, including:
• A dozen -plus stolen vehicle recoveries (most occupied, with arrests);
• A dozen -plus stolen plate recoveries;
• An armed robbery of a postal worker with multiple suspects arrested and multiple firearms recovered;
• 10+ organized retail arrests, with property recovered, narcotics and weapons seized, and arrests made;
• 2 injury hit and run accidents (with arrests);
• Since January 1, 2024, we have solved numerous cases as a direct result of post -incident Flock searches, including:
• An armed robbery;
• Multiple commercial and residential burglaries;
• Multiple grand thefts from the shopping center;
• Multiple organized retail thefts;
• A hit and run accident;
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