Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello is vetoing a law that would restrict the Troy Police Department’s use of Flock automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), the mayor announced Thursday evening.
Local Law 3 would require the Troy Police to delete data from ALPRs after 72 hours, unless a police officer had “reasonable belief” that the data might be needed for a criminal investigation. It would also only allow the Troy Police Department to share ALPR data under a court order, or with the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office. The law is intended to protect the privacy of visitors and residents.
Mantello, a Republican, argued the law was “biased in favor of criminal defendants” and “undermines the ability of the Troy Police Department to investigate and solve serious violent crimes.”…