The South County city will use the money to purchase the fixed cameras, hire an investigator
Chula Vista will use a portion of a $3 million state grant to expand its stock of license plate readers by purchasing 150 fixed cameras it plans to use to curb vehicle theft. But many in the community say they’re still grappling with the city’s past mishandling of data collected by the equipment. Unanimously approved Tuesday by the City Council, the automated license plate readers, or
Rs will help the police department lower the number of related crimes, Police Chief Roxana Kennedy told the City Council. “This is about protecting those who are being victimized,” she said, adding that if the council did not accept the grant funding, Chula Vista “could become the only jurisdiction in the region without a robust license plate reader program, which could make us a unique target for theft rings in the county.
R is a cheap copout to the true community work that CVPD should be doing…like building true community watch programs in neighborhoods, engaging with residents. Not setting up cameras to watch where we go in and out of.” Others said public safety stands to benefit from the tools. Maricris Drouaillet is among them. Her sister, May “Maya” Millete, remains missing more than two years after vanishing from her San Miguel Ranch home.
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