Alexandria police ran 1,557 license plate reader searches in September, newly dated chart shows
A second public figure, on the department's Flock portal, shows 349 "search sessions" over 30 days.
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Alexandria police say license plate readers helped identify suspect in Holmes Run Parkway killing
Corey Stubblefield, 38, was returned from North Carolina on Thursday to face murder and firearm charges in the July death of Charles Talley, 36.
Alexandria police publish map of their 61 license plate readers, say state law bars a traditional outside audit
The department also answered three pending questions about its numbers. It says 35 of 161 stolen vehicles recovered over 13 months were a direct result of the cameras.
License plate readers go live Friday at a West End apartment building
A petition signed by 109 residents asked Bozzuto to stop the rollout. Metropolis says its platform is opt-in; the building told residents an account is required to keep parking.
Police chief tells residents the research on license plate readers is thin, but he still sees a role for them
At the first of two listening sessions, McGuire said the 2023 rollout needed more public conversation and that the decision to remove the cameras belongs to City Council.
Alexandria police will publish a map of their license plate reader locations by Oct. 1
The Police Department told The Alexandria Brief on Sept. 6 that it would not release camera locations. City Council directed otherwise, and the commitment appeared on the city's website Tuesday.
City Council asks how Alexandria police count their license plate reader successes. The answers are pending.
Five questions added to the city's ALPR page Monday go at the 266 arrests and 134 stolen vehicle recoveries the department has cited in defending the program.
Police hold first community listening session on technology Thursday
The Sept. 24 and Oct. 7 sessions are the first public forums since council asked the department to answer questions about its Flock license plate reader program
APD answers council's Flock questions: a 2027 contract end date, an outside audit by Oct. 1, and 12 agencies cut off
The department published written responses Thursday, confirming it restricted every Virginia agency with an ICE agreement and disclosing the camera inventory council asked for.
Police chief confirms he cut off camera access for agencies with ICE agreements, and asks a city commission to help set the rules for what comes next
McGuire told the Commission on Information Technology he made the decision himself after talking with the city manager, and committed to return before the department selects a new license plate reader vendor.
No Virginia agency deputized to enforce immigration law on patrol can search Alexandria's cameras anymore
Eleven agencies came off the city's Flock sharing list over the weekend, all of them holding ICE task force agreements. It happened days after the police chief told council he could do exactly that. The department has not said whether he did.
Alexandria City Council will decide how long police keep license plate data, APD says
APD also answered questions on audits, case codes and search volume that had been open since Aug. 14. It did not say what share of searches its monthly audit reviews.
Four police agencies, one state law, four different sets of rules for license plate cameras
Two adopted the state's model policy. Two wrote their own. They differ on how long data is kept, how much of it gets audited, and whether you can find out what the system holds about you.
Gaskins: 'I do not think there's a role for Flock in this community'
Councilman Elnoubi and Councilwoman Marks said the same. The police chief said he's meeting with other vendors but has no timeline. The contract can be canceled at any time.
Police won't publish Flock camera locations and have no plans to shorten data retention
APD answered three questions from the Brief on Saturday, three days before council receives an update on the license plate reader program
Council returns from recess Tuesday with Flock camera update, tax bill for furloughed federal workers
The first regular legislative meeting since June 23 also brings reports on the economy and City Hall construction, two Russell Road vacation ordinances and 15 contested board appointments