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Council delays action on proposed ad hoc oversight committee

Council delays action on proposed ad hoc oversight committee

An ad hoc committe would look further at ALPR camera data sharing by Chico PD
The Chico City Council voted unanimously at its Sept. 15 meeting to postpone formation of a committee that would select an auditor to review an internal investigation underway into license plate reader data sharing. Council members agreed that any decision concerning investigation oversight should be postponed until after a presentation scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 21 by Chico Police Department …

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Police Chief Billy Aldridge proposes that the seven-member City Council get ALPR (automated license plate reader) training. “We train you in the system, have you dig into it yourselves,” Aldridge tells the Council.

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