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Flock and license plate readersJul 10, 2026Los Angeles, CA

LAPD Inspector General audit: 32.3% false alerts; LAPD declines renewal

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"REVIEW OF LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM AND USE IN THE FIELD," signed by Inspector General Matthew Barragan, BPC #26-184, dated July 10, 2026, review period Aug 1 to Sept 30, 2025. 161 false alerts against 337 accurate (about 32.3%). Root cause: correctly read plates matched against stale or wrong hotlist data, not misreads. LAPD declined renewal in July 2026.

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  1. 01LAPD OIG, BPC #26-184 (PDF)primarylink being reconstructed
  2. 02404 Media, Jul 13, 2026link being reconstructed
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