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Fw:Request:AuditofBeniciaPDFlock/ALPRaccesslogsinlightof SFPDfindings

File: Fw_ Request_ Audit of Benicia PD Flock_ALPR access logs in light of SFPD findings-Redacted (7).pdf Request: PR-2026-181 Sent: 2026-06-18 00:00:00 +0000 UTC Type: document Size: 209 KB OCR'd image-only scan

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6/18/202610:54:11AM
From:
SteveYoung<Young>
To:
"Edward"<Criado>"Mario"<Giuliani>
Cc:
"Mark"<Menesini>
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Subject:Fw:Request:AuditofBeniciaPDFlock/ALPRaccesslogsinlightof SFPDfindings
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Chief Mensini,
senderandknowthecontentissafe.
I'mwritingasaBenicia
resident following
Wednesday'sdisclosurebySFPD(https://missionlocal.org/2026/06/federal-agencies-sf-surveillance-flock-data-audit)thatanauditfound299improperqueriesof
itsFlockALPRnetworkoverthepastyear,conductedonbehalfoffederaland out-of-stateagencies.ChiefLewdescribeditas"apparentlyastatewideissue,"
andtheaccessranthroughtheNorthernCaliforniaRegional IntelligenceCenter(NCRiC),withsearchestracedtoWesternStatesInformationNetworkanalysts.
Giventhatpathway,I'dliketoask:
1.DoesBeniciaPDshareitsALPRdatawith,orgrantqueryaccessto,NCRICoranyotherfusioncenter?
2.HasBeniciaPDconducted anaudit of itsFlockaccesslogstodeterminewhetherfederal orout-of-stateagencieshavequeriedourdata,and ifso,whatdid it
epuy
3.What isthecurrent stateof the"national lookup"/nationwideand statewidesearchsettingsonoursystem?Are they stilldisabled?Areyouaware that there is
anymechanismtoget around them?
4.Willthedepartmentcommittoapublic-facingauditofaccesslogs,asseveralotherCaliforniacitieshavedone?Currentlythepubliclogsdonotofferthe
informationnecessarytotracksuchinformation.
Californialaw(SB34)prohibitssharingALPRdatawithout-of-stateagencies,soI'd appreciateclarityonhowthedepartmentverifiescomplianceratherthan
relyingonFlock'svendor-side settings.
Thankyouforyourtime.I'dwelcomeawrittenresponseandamhappytodiscussfurther.
Best reaards.

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