Columbia Police will hold four more meetings on Thursday for you to learn details about CPD’s plans to use the Flock Safety camera system.
Columbia Police hope to purchase and implement automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in the city. CPD has drafted a policy on the appropriate uses of the camera system, and they outlined that policy at four separate meetings yesterday. They’ll hold four additional meetings today.
Columbia Police say Flock Safety technology would be used to combat crime in the city. Reporter Mitch Kaminski from our news partner KMIZ says Columbia Police told the audience Wednesday that automated license plate readers were critical to helping police track three Columbia murder suspects from last year’s Dove drive homicide. The three suspects were captured in Oklahoma.
CPD says Flock Safety cameras support law enforcement by offering objective evidence that’s crucial for solving cases. Columbia Police say more than 200 Missouri agencies already use the Flock cameras, including the Jefferson City police department.
KMIZ’s Mitch Kaminski quotes Columbia Police chief Jill Schlude as saying she would like to see quarterly audits of how the cameras were used, to ensure that no one is abusing the system. Today’s meetings will take place at:
** 9 am at the Crossing Church near Grindstone Parkway
** Noon in the Columbia city council chambers
** 3 pm at Gentry middle school on Bethel
** 7 pm at Boone Electric’s community room on Rangeline
