By this Summer, 500 automated license plate readers will be installed in San Jose. It’s part of a push by police and the city to curb crime and make the community feel safe.
Residents in the Plata Arroyo neighborhood of East San Jose see this as a major benefit.
“We’ve had shootings, we’ve had murders, we’ve had auto theft, we’ve had tons of crime,” Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association president Danny Garza said. “So, the quality of life issue that we have in the East Valley, that is what this is helping us with.”
The new camera on King Rd. and Wilshire Blvd. is one of the 500 flock safety automated license plate readers being installed throughout San Jose.
It aims to make this neighborhood safer, just like other cameras have done across the city.
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“Our ALPR network has helped our officers catch suspects with ghost guns, drugs, stolen packages, outstanding warrants for rape and domestic violence and even a group of teens responsible for 60 vehicle break-ins,” Mayor Matt Mahan said.