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Chico PD confirms ICE access, data loss in new report

Chico PD confirms ICE access, data loss in new report

Documentation on license plate readers and audit released prior to Sept. 21 Council meeting
Federal immigration authorities used Chico’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) as recently as this past summer, the Chico Police Department states in a 19-page report released today. Chico PD revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used the city’s ALPR network to track six vehicles between May 29 and July 8. The department shut off federal and out-of-state data sharing …

Community meetings Monday and Tuesday

A special City Council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 to review the use of automated license plate readers with the Chico Police Department. Chico PD will discuss its recent audit that was curtailed when data was lost from the local server.

On Sept. 22, Cenergy Power, the Orange County-based company that intends to build a solar farm off Skyway, will hold a public meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. at Lakeside Pavilion in Chico.

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September 21, 6:00pm City Council meeting on license plate reading cameras
Location: City Council Chambers, 421 Main St., Chico
September 22, 9:00am Butte County Board of Supervisors
Location: 25 County Center Dr suite 205, Oroville, CA 95965, USA
September 22, 6:00pm Cenergy / North Chico Solar public meeting on solar farm
Location: Lakeside Pavilion, 2565 California Park Dr, Chico, CA 95928, USA
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