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vol . 2, no. 51 : august 23-29, 2023 : losgatan.com
police blotter p6 : opinion p7 : college gets funding boost p12 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Jonathan Natividad
TOWN TO SHARE LICENSE PLATE DATA WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNTYWIDE
Wildcats aim for Open breakthrough
Detective describes using Flock cameras to investigate a commercial break-in
Emanuel Lee, Sports Reporter
In each of the last two years, the Los Gatos High football team has suffered a heartbreaking end to their season against a West Catholic Athletic League school in the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs. Last year, it was a 29-28 overtime loss to Mitty. Two years ago, it was a last-minute 34-27 defeat to Bellarmine. Those results mean the Wildcats are among the elite programs in the section. However, they would love nothing more than to break through in 2023 and win a game or more in the
Drew Penner, Reporter
In the 30 days leading up to Nov. 9, 2022, in order to find 23 vehicles that might have been involved in a crime, the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system scanned 458,411 plates, the Electronic Frontier Foundation found. Since then, Los Gatos’ dragnet has increased significantly. In the month prior to an Aug. 15 Council presentation, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department says it scanned 601,133 vehicles—an increase of almost a third. The department has been generating this dataset that it was eager to share with neighboring departments. So, when Chief Jamie Field headed back to Council to share her summer crime update, she requested the leaders agree to loosen-up on a key digital data guardrail. After a pilot program, Los Gatos signed on with Flock ➝ Law, 4
LG FOOTBALL PRIMED FOR A SPECIAL FALL SEASON
➝ Football, 10
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