“ In 2023, Oakland, California was the site of 14,554 motor vehicle thefts, an all-time high for the city.”
“… the ability to track vehicles as they drive around the area, and can track them using license plates, car type, color, decals, and bumper stickers.”
Just to show that the idiots in Oakland can’t put 2 and 2 together. The criminals won’t care if the vehicle is tracked because it’s stolen.
“… the ability to track vehicles as they drive around the area, and can track them using license plates, car type, color, decals, and bumper stickers.”
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In the little town I live in (Central California) there are only four ways to drive in and out. They have these type of camera set up at each entry point. Reading the police report they post on line indicates they catch several stolen cars each month. So they have uses.