BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Flock Safety cameras are being cited more frequently in Bakersfield Police Department press releases, and the technology has now been included in the investigation into the two shootings at the station that led to an arrest last night.
From identifying vehicles to helping police find missing people, the cameras are providing investigators information they might otherwise take much longer to find. Even as concerns persist about surveillance and privacy, law enforcement agencies are increasingly using the technology as part of police work.
The Bakersfield Police Department uses about 130 Flock cameras across the city, according to a previous Eyewitness News report. For investigators, that provides another way to search for vehicles that may be connected to a crime…