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Oakland’s license plate scanners logged over 638 million scans last year—but police are overwhelmed, turning off critical alerts like stolen car notifications due to staffing shortages. While officials credit the tech with lowering crime and solving cases, even supporters admit it’s unsustainable without more officers. The system’s also being repurposed to track illegal dumping, though only police have direct access—and a lawsuit looms over claims of data sharing beyond California.
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