Police will hold a public meeting on Tuesday to explain their intention to install license plate reader cameras | Politics
The Tulsa Police Department will hold the first in a series of public meetings on Tuesday to explain its plan to implement a camera system to identify vehicles by their license plate numbers and other distinguishing features.
TPD is partnering with Tulsa Crime Stoppers to host the meeting, which will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Spirit Life Church, 5345 S. Peoria Ave.
“One thing we would hate is for people to have these preconceptions or misconceptions about what TPD wants to do with these cameras,” said Councilman Jayme Fowler, whose district includes the Hope Valley neighborhood. . “And it’s just good to have some healthy dialogue and dispel some of the concerns and myths around what TPD wants to do with the cameras there at 61st and Peoria.”
Police Chief Wendell Franklin said earlier this month that the 61st Street and Peoria Avenue neighborhood – an area long plagued by violent crime – would be the first location where cameras would be installed .
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Mayor GT Bynum in December signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the police department with Flock Safety to supply the cameras.
Bynum and Franklin pledged that the city would consult with residents before police install cameras in a neighborhood.
The License Plate Reader Program is a partnership between Flock Safety, Axon Enterprises, Inc. and the National Police Foundation to participate in a year-long study of the effectiveness of the technology.
Under the terms of the agreement, Flock Safety will provide Tulsa police with 25 cameras free of charge for one year.
Motion-activated cameras will not record video or audio but instead take still images. The cameras will be clearly marked and the police will not monitor them in real time.
Flock Safety spokeswoman Holly Beilin said the cameras cannot be used to time a vehicle’s speed, verify vehicle registration or assist in repossessing a vehicle.
Tulsa police policies, meanwhile, prevent officers from using alerts they receive from the camera system as the only probable cause to stop a vehicle.
Police have previously said they plan to install cameras in high-crime areas of the city, with six to nine cameras for use in and around 61st Street and Peoria Avenue.
Tulsa Crime Stoppers executive director Karen Gilbert said Tuesday’s meeting won’t focus exclusively on the new camera system.
She said she plans to talk about the initiatives TPD and Crime Stoppers are partnering on to prevent crime and open lines of communication between residents and police.
“It’s about everyone working together and making this area a safer place to live, work and play,” Gilbert said.
The police department is in the early stages of creating a real-time information center that would include installing video cameras in different parts of the city that would be monitored 24/7 by sworn officers. and civilians.
A fully deployed state-of-the-art center would cost $7-8 million.
Franklin said that figure would cover the construction and equipment needed to operate the center in the Police Courts Building, with additional annual expenses related to staff and software updates.
The license plate reader program is intended in part to provide the public with a better understanding of how technology can be used to prevent crime and keep the community safe, according to police.
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A handcrafted Oklahoma license plate. Before governments issued plaques, people were responsible for making their own. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1914. The plate is porcelain. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1916. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1922. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1923. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1925. The F on the plate was used to label it as a front plate. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1925. The “T” was used to label farm trucks or tractors. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1932 and the first to feature the state named in full. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1934. The “FT” was used to label farm trucks or tractors. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate made in 1937. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1937. The R on the plate was used to label it as a back plate. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1939. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1940. The first number was the county code based on population size. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1941. The “FARM T” was used to label trucks or farm tractors. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the mid-1940s. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the mid-1950s. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the mid-1950s and the first to say “Visit Oklahoma.” COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the early 1960s. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the mid-1960s. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the mid-1960s. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in 1968. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the mid-1970s and the first to feature the slogan “Oklahoma is OK”. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate for America’s Bicentennial. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the 1980s after the 1973 McAlester prison riot. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used in the 1980s. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate used before the current model. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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An Oklahoma license plate for survivors and family of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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A special Oklahoma license plate for firefighters. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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Oklahoma license plate unveiled in 2009. COURTESY/Gus Oliver
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Oklahoma’s current license plate design unveiled in 2016. BARBARA HOBEROCK/Tulsa World
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