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Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police | Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.
Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.
An email showing HSI asking for a license plate lookup from police in Medford, OregonKelly Simon, the legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, told 404 Media “I think it’s a really concerning thread to see, in such a black-and-white way. “This is my first role in Law Enforcement, and I've been with the Josephine County Sheriff's Office for 6 months, so I'm new to the game,” an email from a former Pinkerton security contractor to officials at 10 different police departments, the FBI, and ICE, reads. Some other tools/programs that we have here at MPD are: ESRI, Penlink PLX, CellHawk, TLO, LeadsOnline, CyberCheck, Vector Scheduling/CrewSense & Guardian Tracking, Milestone XProtect city cameras, AXON fleet and body cams, Lexipol, HeadSpace, and our RMS is Central Square (in case your agency is looking into purchasing any of these or want more information on them).”
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