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BACKGROUND This project is intended to expand the City of Pleasanton's existing ALPR system by installing 30 fixed ALPR cameras at 11 intersections in the city. In 2012, the Pleasanton Police Department purchased three ALPR units from Vigilant Solutions and installed the units on three patrol vehicles. The ALPR system automatically reads license plates and notifies patrol officers when they are in the vicinity of a wanted vehicle. In August 2019, the City of Pleasanton purchased seven fixed Vigilant Solutions ALPR cameras from Lehr and installed the units at the intersections of Foothill Road at 1-580 eastbound off-ramp and westbound Stoneridge Drive at 1-680 southbound ramp. The fixed ALPR system automatically reads the license plates of passing vehicles and notifies police dispatchers, patrol officers, and investigators when a wanted vehicle passes through the intersection. The ALPR data is also used by police investigations personnel to assist in identifying suspects responsible for criminal activity in Pleasanton. Since its implementation, the City-owned ALPR system has received over 3,900 warrant and probation notifications and an additional 430 stolen vehicle notifications. These notifications have resulted in dozens of proactive arrests by patrol officers, the recovery of numerous stolen vehicles, and has provided dozens of investigative leads to police investigators. Since their recent installation, the fixed ALPR cameras have been responsible for the vast majority of these notifications. The Cities of Dublin, Livermore, Danville, San Ramon, and many others in the bay area have implemented Vigilant Solutions' fixed-location ALPR systems which have been successful in capturing evidence leading to the identification and arrest of individuals involved in criminal activity. Pleasanton is among the last agencies in the Tri-Valley to implement a fixed ALPR system. DISCUSSION In 2016, 75 percent of suspects arrested for Part I crimes' committed in Pleasanton were not Pleasanton residents. Studies have found that as much as 50% of all criminal activity is associated with a motor vehicle. ALPR cameras are capable of capturing two license plates per second, or more than 15,000 in a twelve-hour period. In contrast, officers routinely check approximately 25 license plates per shift. By capturing the license plates of vehicles entering and/or exiting Pleasanton using ALPR data, the Police Department will be able to identify the location of wanted vehicles and persons, identify suspects and their vehicles, recover stolen property, and bring about the successful resolution to more criminal cases. Ultimately, the more license plates an ALPR system can capture, the more useful that data will be to officers and investigators. This agreement with Lehr will expand the current fixed ALPR system and install fixed cameras at commonly used entrances to the Part I crimes are defined by the Department of Justice as the eight major offenses which are used to determine crime rates in a jurisdiction. The eight major offenses are: Murder, Forcible Rape, Robbery,Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary, Larceny-Theft and Motor Vehicle Theft. Page 2 of 4