ALPR ABUSE ARCHIVE

Hercules Police Department

Agency-level case history and misuse patterns.

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Documented cases
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People arrested
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People fired

//Agency profile

Agency
Hercules Police Department
City
Hercules
County
Contra Costa
State
California

//Discovery methods

Public reporting / records / litigation · 1

//Associated cases

Agency/system incident

Hercules Police Department · Hercules, Contra Costa, California
Documented ALPR Error / Wrongful Stop Police failed to update a hotlist after a stolen rental vehicle was recoveredAutomated License Plate Reader Stale hotlist dataWrongful armed detention

Police failed to update a hotlist after a stolen rental vehicle was recovered; Vigilant ALPR later flagged it and two innocent men were detained at gunpoint.