Malibu officials eye more license plate cameras - The Malibu Surfside News

After an initial split vote, the Malibu Public Safety Commission on Wednesday is set to take another look at recommending adding additional automatic license plate readers for use in the city.

Placed on patrol units, high-speed, computer-controlled ALPRs take pictures of every license plate they pass.

A search of ALPR “successes” in Malibu shows just one specific case: In 2012, a van reported stolen in Inglewood passed in front of a deputy with ALPR on Malibu Canyon Road.

Unlike the report from the lieutenant in Lomita, there’s no Malibu-specific details that show capturing millions of pieces of license plate and car data would stop a whole lot of crime.

In February 2020, State Auditor Elaine Howle released a report critical of how the four agencies her office looked at, including the Los Angeles Police Department, handled ALPR data.

Published On: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 23:48:15 GMT