WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:02:26.6440000" NOTE recognizability:0.830 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.100 The city of Houston is ramping up NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:02.100 --> 00:00:04.143 efforts to fight crime by approving NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:04.143 --> 00:00:06.303 more than 300 new automatic license NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:06.303 --> 00:00:08.635 plate reader cameras at a cost of NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:08.635 --> 00:00:10.776 more than 6,000,000 bucks and a Biden NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:10.776 --> 00:00:12.967 joining us with the story and Adam. NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:12.970 --> 00:00:15.154 Many of these cameras already being used NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:16.730 in the area, aren't they? NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:16.730 --> 00:00:17.669 That's right, Lynn. NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:17.669 --> 00:00:18.921 HPD officials say that NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:18.921 --> 00:00:20.193 departments in Katy, Sugarland, NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:20.193 --> 00:00:22.191 Pearland and many other cities already NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:22.191 --> 00:00:23.930 share their camera data with HPD. NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:23.930 --> 00:00:25.460 So do homeowners associations and NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:25.460 --> 00:00:27.370 businesses like the Galleria and police. NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:27.370 --> 00:00:29.020 Officials say those cameras recently NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:29.020 --> 00:00:30.670 helped catch a murder suspect. NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:30.670 --> 00:00:32.210 And return a possibly NOTE Confidence: 0.8503215 00:00:32.210 --> 00:00:34.135 trafficked girl to her family? NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:39.319 As crimes have gone up around Houston, NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:39.320 --> 00:00:41.000 more automatic license plate reader, NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:43.028 or ALPR cameras have popped up. NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:43.030 --> 00:00:44.710 That's thanks to neighborhood groups, NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:44.710 --> 00:00:45.724 24/7 surveillance, neighboring NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:45.724 --> 00:00:47.408 police departments, not only helping NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:47.410 --> 00:00:49.160 protect the community, but also NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:49.160 --> 00:00:50.560 helping solve crimes throughout NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:52.124 Houston and now City Council. NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:52.124 --> 00:00:53.811 For all those criminals that NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:53.811 --> 00:00:56.170 are out there know that the eyes NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:56.170 --> 00:00:57.318 will be on you. NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:57.318 --> 00:00:59.476 The new cameras they'll lease from flock NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:00:59.476 --> 00:01:01.366 safety would complement the existing NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:01.366 --> 00:01:03.919 network of ALPR cameras belonging to HPD, NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:05.680 along with private businesses and NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:05.680 --> 00:01:06.736 other law enforcement. NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:06.740 --> 00:01:08.606 Agencies that share data with HPD. NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:08.610 --> 00:01:10.482 The cameras take a still photo NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:10.482 --> 00:01:12.354 of every car that goes by, NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:12.360 --> 00:01:13.584 checks the license plate NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:13.584 --> 00:01:14.808 against a national database NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:14.808 --> 00:01:16.408 of stolen or wanted vehicles, NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:16.410 --> 00:01:18.594 and then alerts police about any hits. NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:18.600 --> 00:01:20.388 Officers can also run suspect license NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:20.388 --> 00:01:22.030 plates against flock safety's database. NOTE Confidence: 0.80453867 00:01:22.030 --> 00:01:24.207 It lets us know that hey yes, NOTE Confidence: 0.8118594 00:01:24.210 --> 00:01:25.770 that vehicle was seen here, NOTE Confidence: 0.8118594 00:01:25.770 --> 00:01:27.834 here and here on these times and it NOTE Confidence: 0.8118594 00:01:27.834 --> 00:01:30.034 gives us a leads to go about trying NOTE Confidence: 0.8118594 00:01:30.034 --> 00:01:31.580 to get that violent individual NOTE Confidence: 0.8118594 00:01:31.580 --> 00:01:33.600 off the streets before they NOTE Confidence: 0.8118594 00:01:33.600 --> 00:01:35.440 victimize someone else. Police can NOTE Confidence: 0.837848736 00:01:35.440 --> 00:01:36.896 also run a vehicle. NOTE Confidence: 0.837848736 00:01:36.896 --> 00:01:39.080 Description Against photos in the database. NOTE Confidence: 0.837848736 00:01:39.080 --> 00:01:41.208 They say that's a huge deal because NOTE Confidence: 0.837848736 00:01:41.208 --> 00:01:43.166 of all the crimes involving NOTE Confidence: 0.837848736 00:01:43.166 --> 00:01:45.110 vehicles with paper plates, NOTE Confidence: 0.837848736 00:01:45.110 --> 00:01:47.378 but the ACLU of Texas has NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:47.380 --> 00:01:49.265 previously raised concerns about the NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:49.265 --> 00:01:51.150 cameras they can be appropriate, NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:51.150 --> 00:01:52.654 and even beneficial tools NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:52.654 --> 00:01:54.158 to solve serious crimes. NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:54.160 --> 00:01:56.416 But if used without those safeguards, NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:56.420 --> 00:01:58.688 the tools can raise serious privacy NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:58.690 --> 00:01:59.875 and transparency concerns. NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:01:59.875 --> 00:02:02.245 Officers still have to verify the NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:02:02.245 --> 00:02:04.720 NCIC hits prior to stopping a vehicle. NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:02:04.720 --> 00:02:07.436 There has to be also a justified. NOTE Confidence: 0.85517496 00:02:07.440 --> 00:02:10.807 Reason for any flagging of a suspect NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:10.810 --> 00:02:12.260 vehicle. And Council member Abby NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:12.260 --> 00:02:14.396 came in who you just heard from NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:14.396 --> 00:02:16.268 there says that information is also NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:16.268 --> 00:02:18.294 logged and audited for internal NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:18.294 --> 00:02:19.635 tracking and accountability. NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:19.640 --> 00:02:21.680 She says the data can only be kept NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:23.879 for 30 days before being removed. NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:23.880 --> 00:02:25.698 Let areka some good information there. NOTE Confidence: 0.835217323076923 00:02:25.700 --> 00:02:26.642 Adam, thank you.