If you live in Oakland, California, prepare to be watched, tracked, and tracked. It’s an important time. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will deploy hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras to the city and surrounding highways to combat rising crime.
The California Highway Patrol contracted with Flock Safety to install 480 cameras that can identify and track vehicles by license plate, type, color, and even decals and bumper stickers, the Democratic Party said in a news release. .
The cameras provide authorities with real-time alerts of suspicious vehicles, according to the Associated Press report.
Lawlessness is rampant in Democratic-controlled Oakland, California. https://t.co/neupqqzDSj
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Newsom dismissed any criticism of the move and the invasion of privacy, saying the surveillance network will “effectively combat criminal activity, hold perpetrators accountable, and build safer and stronger communities for all Californians.” “It will provide law enforcement tools,” he said.
Crime in this city of about 400,000 people across the bay from San Francisco has been on the rise for the past 12 months, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Around August 2023 report, The number of murders is up 37 percent compared to four years ago. The number of robberies increased by 30%.
Vehicle break-ins soared by 40% and car thefts “more than doubled”.
Oakland NAACP: People are afraid to walk to their mailbox because of crimes caused by defunded police and lax prosecutors.
As Breitbart News reported, In-N-Out Burger has closed its only restaurant in Oakland (the first in its 75-year history) due to car break-ins, property damage, theft, and robbery. closed).
Elsewhere, the CEOs of four major downtown Oakland employers plan a joint $10 million security program to improve public safety and protect employees. announced.
The companies are Blue Shield of California, Clorox, Kaiser Permanente, and Pacific Gas & Electric.
