Vigilant Solutions License Plate Recognition Data Aids in Locating a Child Abducted by an Illegal Immigrant LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA (February 4, 2013) Vigilant Solutions announces today that its license plate recognition (LPR) data was used in helping to locate and recover a missing child in an Amber Alert. The child was abducted by an illegal immigrant. According to the Maryland State Police, on August 14, 2012, a fifteen (15) year~old girl was abducted from her home by Edgar Daniel Mazariegos-C?ifuentes. a forty (40) year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala illegally residing in New York. Mazariegos was a close friend of the victim?s family, frequently visiting the girl?s home, and communicating with the girl for approximately one year prior to the abduction. Following an argument with her mother, the girl called Mazariegos because she was upset. Mazariegos abducted the girl the following day, telling her that he was taking her to see her uncle in Boston. When the girl attempted to call her uncle, Mazariegos took her phone away and told her that he was ta king her away to begin a new life together. Mazariegos then drove her to Maryland where he checked them into a hotel and forced her to have sex on multiple occasions over an eleven (11] day period. Aided by license plate recognition data from Vigilant Soiutions, a task force consisting of Maryland State Police Child Recovery Unit officers and others located Mazariegos and the victim in the apartment. Mazariegos later plead guilty to transporting a minor to engage in sexual activity. Pierre Leroy, CEO of Vigilant, states, ?Horrible cases like this underscore why law enforcement needs access to collected LPR data. We are very glad that we were able to play a part in bringing this case to closure, and we are both confident and hopeful that our data will bring many more suspects to justice and help many more victims find peace.? About Vigilant Solutions: Based in Livermore, California, Vigilant Solutions is an industry-leading pioneer of innovative intelligence solutions that help law enforcement protect officers, families and communities. For additional information, visit Editorial contact: Brian Shockley, +1 (925] 398?2079 ext 731, Large Interstate Drug Cartel Identified with Vigilant Solutions? License Plate Recognition (LPR) Data and Investigative Tools LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA (May 14, 2013) ?Vigilant Solutions announces today that its license plate recognition (LPR) data and investigative tools were used to identify a significant smuggling organization involving over twenty (20) vehicles being used to transport narcotics across the country. A police officer in Alabama that works as part of a criminal interdictiOn task force in cooperation with other agencies and drug interdiction specialists throughout the country used Vigilant Solutions LPR system and historical database to further an ongoing criminal investigation. Earlier this year a vehicle was stopped in the northeast region of the United States, where an aftermarket hidden compartment was discovered that contained a large amount of cocaine worth almost half a million dollars. The officer stated, checked the vehicle?s license plate against Vigilant Solutions? national network of historical LPR data and saw it had been scanned multiple times, dating back to 2011, at various locations around the country?. The officer continued, ?Through further investigation another vehicle was linked to the earlier seizure. I also ran this license plate against the Vigilant LPR data where it had also been scanned in the same areas as the other vehicle. Finding these two vehicles related in terms of location prompted us to do some additional research into these locations. Shortly after this finding, one of the suspect vehicles was stopped in the southeastern region of the United States. This vehicle was also transporting a large amount of cocaine, hidden in a secret compartment. "The historical LPR data and investigative tools from Vigilant are solely responsible for us identifying locations and over twenty (20) vehicles to date that are a part of this group. Additionally, in just one of our vehicle stops, we were able to seize over nine-thousand (9,000] doses of cocaine and prevent this dangerous drug from hitting the possibly falling into the hands of a child or precipitating a violent crime. I am confident that our investigation, enabled by Vigilant, will result in the identification of many more vehicles, allow us to seize more drugs, and ultimately bring about the downfall of this large drug trafficking operation. Iarn amazed that some states are considering a ban on this data or are planning to limit its retention this information saves lives,? concludes the police officer. Shawn Smith, President and Founder of Vigilant Solutions, comments, "We appreciate the recognition of the officer, but the true credit for taking these drugs off the street and identifying this cartel goes to him. It was his initiative, passion and determination that made this possible." About Vigilant Solutions: Based In Livermore, California, Vigilant Solutions is an ind ustry-Ieading pioneer of innovative intelligence solutions that help law enforcement protect officers, families and communities. For additional information, visit Editorial contact: Brian Shockley, +1 (925) 398?2079 ext 731, Cobb County Police Department Solves Homicide Using License Plate Recognition Data LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA (October 1, 2013) Vigilant Solutions announces today the Cobb County Police Department in Georgia used Vigilant Solutions license plate reader (LPR) systems and data to identify two suspects in the homicide of a missing person. Sergeant Larry ?Ski" Szeniawski of the Cobb County?s Homicide Unit explains, ?We had a missing person report submitted with the agency, and the person had been missing for three days prior to the family making the report. I put out a flyer on the individual, in hopes of locating him. The flyer included the victim?s vehicle description and license plate number. Detective David Thorp received the flyer and ran the license plate through the Vigilant Solutions LPR database to see if the license plate had been captured by any LPR devices contributing to the Vigilant?s national LPR data sharing initiative.? ?Upon querying the plate, we did find a sighting of the vehicle outside of town and after the person went missing. We went to the location, and the vehicle was no longer there, but this piece of evidence prompted us to retrieve video footage from the store?s security cameras for the time that we knew the vehicle was in the parking lot. A review of the video footage revealed two acquaintances ofthe missing person at the store with the missing person?s vehicle. This was a major breakthrough in the case that would not have been possible without the historical LPR data ?-the historical LPR detection told us exactly where to find the needle in a very large haystack,? continues Sergeant Szeniawski. Sergeant Szeniawski concludes, ?We turned our attention to the two individuals that we knew were at the store with the missing person?s vehicle, and asked them when they had last seen the missing person, and what they were doing on the date in question. They both claimed to be at home, and at this point, we presented them with the evidence from the video surveillance which did not align with their story. One ofthe individuals then confessed that the two of them had murdered our missing person, and led us to discover the truck and the body in an abandoned apartment complex. Without the original lead from the LPR data, because of the location of the truck, it would likely have been a long time before the truck and body were discovered at which point the likelihood of tracing this back to our two suspects would have been significantly reduced. Unfortunately, criminals do not always present themselves as criminals in advance the access to this historical data helped us uncover a homicide and bring those responsible to justice.? smog-WE; EXECUTIVE BOARD President EDWARD MEDRANO Gardens ist Vice President DAVID SWING Morgan Hill 2nd vice President RON LAWRENCE Citrus Heights 3rd Vice President ERIC NUNEZ Los Aiamitos Immediate Past President KEN CORN EY Venture Director at Large ROB HANDY Huntington Beach DIRECTORS Region 1 ANDREW MILLS. Eureka Region 2 DEAN PRICE. Gridley~i3lggs Region 3 JEFF WEAVER. Sebastopol Region 4 TOD SOCKMAN. Gait Region 5 AARON EASTON. Marysvilte Region 6 JIM LEAL. Newark Region SCOTT HELLER. Dakdale Region 3 MAX BOSEL, Mountain View Region 9 AMY CHRISTEY, Paci?c Grove Region 10 JOE GARZA. Reedley Region 11 MARIO KRSTIC. Farmersville Region 12 PAT WALSH, Lompoc REGION 13 SMITH. Monterey Park Region 14 ROB HANDY, Huntington Beach Region 15 MARK GARCIA, Redisnds Region 16 FRANK MCCOY. Oceanside TOM CHAPLIN Walnut Creek DAN Belmont CHRIS DEWEY Ukiah NUNEZ Los Alamltos SAL ROSANO. Retired Santa Rosa JENNIFER TEJADA Associate Member RON RAMAN, Captain Pittsburg Associate Member RICK ARM ENDAREZ. Assistant Chief Modesto Associate Member DERRICK ABELL, Captain Manhattan Beach LESLIE MCGILL. GAE Executive Director Ex~0i?cio GE GH P. O. Box 255745 Sacramento, California 958656745 Telephone (916) 481-8001) IIAX (916) 481-8008 E-maii: 0le Website: org May 2, 2017 Honorable Joel Anderson California State Senate California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 Senate B111712 (Oppose) Dear Senator Anderson: The California Police Chiefs Association-regrets to inform you of its opposition to Senate Bill 712 as amended on May 1, 2017. SB 712 would allow the use of license plate covers on legally parked vehicles, bene?tting one group of people; those who are trying to evade law enforcement and detection. At a minimum, SB 712 would allow individuals with expired registration, stolen registration tabs, stolen licensed plates, or stolen vehicles to park in plain?sight, undetected by law enforcement. License plate information of parked vehicles has been used to locate wanted persons, including suspected kidnappers and fugitives. SB 712 would hinder these law enforcement investigations and provide individuals avoiding detection with an additional tool to remain undetected by law enforcement authorities. For these reasons, we must respectfully oppose SB 712. Should you have any questions concerning our position, please contact Jonathan Feldman at Thank you, Edward Med-rano President Jonathan Feldman Legislative Advocate Cc: Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing AG Ea 1400 Street, Suite 400 0 Sacramento, California 95814 . - Phone: 916.658.8200 Fax: 916.658.8240 Of 1T 1 May 3, 2017 The Honorable Jim Beall Chair, Senate Transportation Housing Committee State Capitol, Room 2209 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 712 (Anderson). Vehicles. License Plate Covers. (As Amended May 1, 2017) Notice of Opposition Dear Senator Beall: On behalf of the League of California Cities, I regret to inform you of our opposition to Senate Bill 712. This measure would authorize owners of motor vehicles to cover their license plates, with the objective of providing a layer of individual privacy protection against license plate reader technology. The League Opposes this measure as harmful to public safety. This measure, if enacted, will frustrate the efforts of law enforcement in apprehending both suspected and known criminals. The California Police Chiefs Association has documented evidence of license plate reader technology being used in the apprehension of fugitives suspected of the commission of violent crimes. In addition, this measure will frustrate rapid and effective response on the part of law enforcement and the public at large in the case of Amber Alerts. Individual privacy concerns should not trump public safety. For these reasons, the League of California Cities strongly opposes this measure. Should you have any questions regarding the League?s position on this bill, please feel free contact me at (916) 658-8252. Respectfully, Tim Cromartie Legislative Representative cc: Senator Joe] Anderson Mikel Shybut, Consultant, Senate Transportation Housing Committee Ted Morley, Consultant, Transportation, Senate Republican Caucus