Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 12:00 AM
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Portola Valley license-plate cameras show some value in tracking criminals
Original post made on Feb 20, 2019
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 12:00 AM
Comments (6)
a resident of Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley
on Feb 20, 2019 at 5:55 pm
Quite a high number of stolen plates and/or vehicles for this out-of-the-way town. BTW, what differentiates a stolen plate from a stolen vehicle (i.e., are there actually 368 plates reported stolen on vehicles differing from CA DMV registration vehicle?)
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Feb 21, 2019 at 11:44 am
So after a full year's worth of costs and collections, the very best we can hope for is 1 arrest, maybe, "very soon".
Searches of the system do not equate to success of the system.
Seems like a rousing success in wasting a bunch of our money.
a resident of Portola Valley: other
on Feb 21, 2019 at 11:56 am
All that Sturm und Drang about how it was going to save PV from the wave of violent thugs?
"We are very, very close to *AN* arrest"
Whaaaa?
Yes the system already had mistaken access, 'suspicious' access and more. You know how it goes: that jealous officer's old gf, well, ya see, he had to check up on her new bf and how often he drove into town. And what times he came for a late visit.
I sure hope the new bf isn't one of your kids. You just gave 'access' for someone to give him a really hard time.
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"A fourth search was done in error, Corpus said, while the fifth involved "suspicious circumstances"... "
Also: what was the down time over the last year?
a resident of Portola Valley: other
on Feb 21, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Apologies for the Dorothy reference. Given the massive 'success' of this program, I should have referenced Mr. Fudd. My bad.
"We are very, very close to *AN* arrest"
Vewy, vewy close.
Be vewy, vewy careful!
E. Fudd., Rabbit Fire, 1951
a resident of another community
on Feb 23, 2019 at 5:38 pm
So how many license plate/ car thieves live in PV or Woodside?
Shouldn't be too hard to deduct a pattern of the stolen plates/vehicles moving repeatedly through the reader and then intercepting those cars when they show up again.
That actually would be a good use for the system I could support.
a resident of Portola Valley: other
on Feb 24, 2019 at 6:59 pm
Too funny. Thot this was gonna keep us safe.
Made no diff.
Hahahaha.
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