Residents will have an opportunity to learn more about how the Hemet Police Department uses technology to fight crime, respond to emergencies, and protect the community at an upcoming public meeting:
The Hemet Police Department will host “Hemet Police Department Technology & Transparency: A Community Conversation” on Monday, September 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at City of Hemet Council Chambers / Police Department, located on the north side of 450 E. Latham Ave.
The meeting is designed to give residents a closer look at the technology the department uses and to ask questions directly of the department’s representatives.
During the meeting, department representatives will discuss technologies currently used by the department, which may include automated license plate readers, public-safety camera systems, drones, the department’s Real-Time Information Center, and other tools that assist in preventing, responding to, and investigating crime.
The discussion will address what each technology does and does not do, how technology supports emergency responses, criminal investigations, and officer and community safety, when and under what circumstances these tools may be used, policies, oversight, privacy protections, and data safeguards, how technology has assisted the department during actual public-safety incidents, and questions and concerns raised by members of the community.
This event is open to all members of the public.
