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The Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center is one of 79 fusion centers in the United States. Operated by local and state law enforcement in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a fusion center serves as a command center for gathering, analyzing and disseminating intelligence and other public safety information.

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Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Government information (Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center)

The Orange County District Attorney's Office has access to the Los Angeles County Regional Identification System (LACRIS) face recognition database.

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Public records (LACRIS)
Policy (LACRIS)

The Newport Beach Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2022 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring)
Vendor information (Ring)

The Newport Beach Police Department scanned 451,377 license plates in 2018 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

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Public records (MuckRock)
Audit (California State Auditor)

The Los Alamitos City Council approved a one-year pilot program to lease 12 automated license plate readers from Flock Safety in June 2021, with installation scheduled to begin in February 2022 at various intersections in the city. Previously, the Los Alamitos Police Department contracted with Vigilant Solutins for automated license plate readers.

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Government information (CIty of Los Alamintos)
Audit (California State Auditor)

The Los Alamitos Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2019 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring)
Vendor information (Ring)

The La Palma Police Department scanned 321,412 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

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Public records (MuckRock)
Audit (California State Auditor)

The Lake Forest Police Department purchased 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2020.

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Budget document (City of Lake Forest)
Meeting documents (Lake Forest Police Department)

The La Habra Police Depertment began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2017.

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New (Behind the Badge)

The La Habra Police Department scanned 426,592 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

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Public records (MuckRock)
Audit (California State Auditor)

The La Habra Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in December 2020 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring)
Vendor information (Ring)

The Laguna Beach Police Department was authorized to purchase $20,000 worth of body-worn camera replacements from Motorola in August of 2021.

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Government budget/purchasing (Laguna Beach City Council)
News article (Stu News Laguna)
Social media (Laguna Beach Police Employees' Association)

The Laguna Beach Police Department operates three DJI drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Laguna Beach Police Department scanned 20,256,937 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

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Public records (MuckRock)
Audit (California State Auditor)

The Laguna Beach Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2020 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring)
Vendor information (Ring)

The Irvine Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

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Vendor information (CityProtect)

The Irvine Police Department operates one DJI Matrice 210 drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Irvine Police Department scanned 157,320 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

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Public records (MuckRock)
Audit (California State Auditor)

The Irvine Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2020 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring)
Vendor information (Ring)

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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Audit (California State Auditor)
Budgeting/purchasing documents (2020)

The Huntington Beach Police Department has access to the Los Angeles County Regional Identification System (LACRIS) face recognition database.

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Public records (LACRIS)
Policy (LACRIS)

The Huntington Beach Police Department operates two drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Huntington Beach Police Department spent $19,200 on body-worn cameras in 2017.

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Government information (City of Huntington Beach government website)
Social media (Facebook)

The Huntington Beach Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (City of Huntington Beach)

The Huntington Beach Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2020 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring)
Vendor information (Ring)