Peter Ortiz, San Jose council member representing District 5, said the installation of the camera would allow police to catch and address reckless driving and criminal activity that might threaten …
Mayor Matt Mahan helped install an automatic license plate reader on the intersection of King Road and Wilshire Boulevard in San Jose, Calif. on April 23, 2024. Mayor Matt Mahan lent an extra pair of hands to put some of the first screws in a new automatic license plate reader camera at the intersection of King Road and Wilshire Boulevard, which city officials said will function as an “extra pair of eyes” overseeing the neighborhood.
Peter Ortiz, the San Jose council member representing District 5, said the intersection where the camera was installed has a high number of traffic collisions and hit and runs, and hat this “extra pair of eyes” will allow police to catch reckless drivers and curtail criminal activity in East San Jose.
Danny Garza, president of the Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association, said East San Jose residents have been asking the city for more public safety measures in the area for 15 years. He said that the city’s Strong Neighborhood Initiative, which launched in 2000, taught residents to advocate for themselves as they dealt with an ongoing crime problem.
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