In the event of a crime, footage from Flock Cameras can be accessed and shared with the police. The readers are motion-activated and do not capture 24/7 video, similar to still images taken at toll road check points. Plates are only stored for 30 days unless tied to a potential crime. Access to the read plates is only authorized under very specific criteria. Privacy is also a key part of this program. This will also support Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts, Blue Alerts, Endangered Missing Person Alerts, Camo Alerts and Clear Alerts. Since vehicles are used in approximately 70% of all crimes, the readers are a proactive tool in our crime fighting/deterrence efforts. Like many other communities in our area, such as Lewisville, our officers will be able to correlate vehicles/license plates to crimes and alert police of vehicles that have been involved in crimes. With Bartonville Crime Control & Prevention District funding, we installed fourteen readers recording license plates coming into and out of town. The Bartonville Police Department partnered with Flock Safety and installed license plate reading (LPR) cameras in certain areas of Bartonville. The TPD Flock cameras should be up and running in a few weeks, and if they're a success after a year, the city may purchase them.We are continuously looking for options to increase public safety. The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office already has several cameras up around the county. “It’s another piece to the long-term solution of lowering the crime and making our neighborhoods safer," Fowler said. Gilbert said for people worried about privacy, these cameras are all going to be on public, city streets and won’t track things like vehicle speed OR faces. It was recently approved by the city council. "This is a great way to leverage information and take a little burden off of our TPD," Fowler said.Ĭity councilor Jayme Fowler said the cameras will likely be a part of a new real-time information center the mayor and police chief want to bring to Tulsa. The solar-powered cameras can capture the make, model, color and even dents or bumper stickers and send those images to police in real-time so police can head in the right direction. "It also is handy for Amber Alerts if police are looking for a lost child," Gilbert said. Gilbert with Tulsa Crime Stoppers said the Flock Cameras will capture license plate numbers and if the plate is registered with NCIC, the National Crime Information Center database, as stolen, officers will be able to recover it. “They did their studies on where is the highest crime, what's going on, and they specifically chose these areas," said Karen Gilbert. Several are going up at 61st and Peoria, a few will be put north of I-244, and some more will be placed near 31st and Garnett. The motion-detected Flock Cameras will soon be installed across Tulsa. The cameras are being tested so they're free for a year while the TPD decides if the cameras help solve more crimes. In total, 25 cameras will go up in parts of North, South, and East Tulsa. Related Story: Tulsa Police To Hold Meeting Discussing Installation Of Flock Cameras The Tulsa Police Department (TPD) held months of public meetings to get input. We now know where 25 new license-plate reading cameras will be located in Tulsa.
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