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Huntington Beach Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Huntington Beach Police Department
Location Huntington Beach, CA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock Safety, Vigilant Solutions

The Huntington Beach Police Department operates automated license plate readers and accesses external ALPR data. The agency disclosed it contracts with Vigilant Solutions, but in 2020 the city included Flock Safety ALPRs in its budget.

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Automated license plate readers are cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that capture every license plate that passes. The data is uploaded to searchable databases with the time, date, and GPS coordinates.

An illustration of a police car with cameras aimed at another vehicle.