automated license plate reader technologies Archives - Times of San Diego

Crime

SDPD now discloses why officers search Flock license plate readers. Nearly 4,000 times, the reason was ‘other.’

by Dorian Hargrove • Times of San Diego and Tessa Balc • Times of San Diego Sept. 20, 2026, 11:00 a.m.Sept. 21, 2026, 5:44 a.m.

San Diego Police Department is now listing the reasons for searches of Automated License Plate Readers.

Crime

A Flock license plate reader linked a San Diego man to a violent crime. He was five miles away.

by Jesse Marx • Special to Times of San Diego and Dorian Hargrove • Times of San Diego June 7, 2026, 9:00 a.m.June 7, 2026, 1:02 p.m.

Crime

Automated license plate readers and public surveillance cameras are coming to Imperial Beach

by Dorian Hargrove • Times of San Diego June 3, 2026, 8:31 p.m.June 4, 2026, 11:10 a.m.

Flags hang at the front of a room over several people sitting and watching over a packed audience. Two people stand speaking before them and a screen on the wall shows a sign "Trust SD Coalition."

San Diego City Council approves policy enabling continued use of surveillance technology

by Sophia Sleap • Times of San Diego Dec. 9, 2025, 10:17 p.m.Dec. 10, 2025, 8:54 a.m.