Minnetonka Police Department
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Minnetonka PD dropped two license plate reader locations from its state roster entry
Camera locations removedTwo camera locations no longer appear on Minnetonka PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster: - Wayzata Boulevard and Fairfield Road - Ridgedale Drive and Interstate 394 at Ridgedale Center (the roster text read "384") Five new locations were added in the same edit; see the separate update. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
One or more camera locations no longer appear on the agency's entry in the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users. A dropped location can mean a camera was taken down or moved, or that the listing was only edited; the roster does not say which. Plate reads already collected can stay on file, since Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires destruction within 60 days only for reads not tied to an active investigation. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety. - ·
Minnetonka PD reported five new license plate reader locations to the state
Camera locations disclosedMinnetonka PD's entry on the Minnesota BCA license plate reader roster now lists 15 camera locations, up from 12. Five locations are new: - Minnetonka Boulevard and Plymouth Road - Minnetonka Boulevard and Larchwood Drive - Minnetonka Boulevard and Honeywood Lane - Oakland Road and Brightwood Drive - Hopkins Crossroad and Minnetonka Mills Road Two locations were dropped in the same edit; see the separate update. Source: Minnesota BCA, "Agencies that use License Plate Readers (LPR)": https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/data-and-reports/agencies-use-lprs-lpr
What does this mean?
The agency's entry on the Minnesota BCA's public roster of license plate reader users now names camera locations it did not list before. Minn. Stat. 13.824 requires agencies to report where their permanently mounted readers are, and the BCA publishes those locations. A newly listed location can mean a new camera went up, or an existing camera was reported for the first time; the roster does not say which. The roster covers every ALPR vendor, not just Flock Safety, so a listing does not by itself show which company's cameras are at a location.