The California Highway Patrol (CHP) welcomes the July 1 arrest of a San Pablo man who allegedly fired shots at one other automobile during a DUI incident. This is the primary arrest aided by a brand new network of a whole lot of cameras around Oakland and the East Bay.
“The CHP is excited to see this new technology deployed on Bay Area highways,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee. “Our investigators will use this technology to identify and apprehend those who commit criminal activity and endanger California's motorists.”
Governor Gavin Newsom announced In April that the CHP had hired Flock Safety, a Georgia-based crime safety technology company, to put in a network of the corporate's 480 cameras in Oakland and the East Bay, with about 290 of them to be placed on Oakland streets and 190 along East Bay state roads.
Detectives with the Highway Patrol's Special Investigations Unit reviewed the camera data and issued an alert to other law enforcement agencies to be looking out for the suspected shooter's vehicle – a 2016 Honda Accord – and its license plate. By 10:20 a.m., Contra Costa County Sheriff's officers had positioned the vehicle in Richmond and stopped the motive force. Inside the vehicle, they found a handgun believed to have been utilized in the shooting, and the motive force was later booked into the San Francisco County Jail. Charges included attempted murder, assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm from a vehicle.
“By leveraging cutting-edge technology and deploying new officers, California is doubling down on efforts to keep our communities safe,” Newsom said.
The cameras not only discover license plates, but also can track vehicle type, make, color, license plate status, missing or obscured license plates, and other features comparable to bumper stickers, roof racks, or decals. The camera network may be set as much as alert authorities if considered one of the cameras captures footage of a vehicle suspected of being involved in a criminal offense. The data is stored for 28 days and made available only to California law enforcement, so Newsom's office.
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