Antioch Looks to Add 55 Fixed ALPR Cameras Contra Costa News — August 24, 2026 https://contracosta.news/2026/08/24/antioch-looks-to-add-55-fixed-alpr-cameras/ On Tuesday, the Antioch Police Department is seeking city council approval for a sole source contract with Axon for Automated License Plate Recognition, In-Car Camera, and Integrated Public Safety Technology Systems. The sole source is an attempt to move the Antioch Police Department from 4 camera systems to 1 single system — as outlined in their previous report dating back to October 2025. If approved, it would cost the city $661,687.54 for a 49-month term beginning October 1, 2026. In total, the contract would include: Currently, the City of Antioch is using Motorola and Flock for fixed ALPR cameras – Motorola is decommissioning. Antioch Police is proposing system consolidation to a single Axon network while expanding camera coverage. The updated quote stages 38 Axon Outpost locations beginning in 2026 and 17 additional locations in 2027, for 55 fixed ALPR locations under the agreement Antioch Police already uses Axon Body 4 cameras, Axon Fleet in-car cameras, and Axon Evidence as its primary digital evidence environment. Officers, supervisors, investigators, prosecutors, and evidence personnel are familiar with the workflow. According to police, ALPR helps officers and investigators identify vehicles associated with shootings, robberies, burglaries, stolen vehicles, hit-and-run collisions, organized theft, missing persons, illegal sideshows, and other serious incidents. Fixed cameras can alert officers when a vehicle on an authorized hotlist is detected, while authorized historical searches can help develop timelines and investigative leads. While the staff report leaves out any data from Antioch's current FLOCK and Motorola system or any comparison agency in Contra Costa County, it does highlight other agency successes. If You Go Antioch City Council Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Time: 3:30 P.M. – Closed Session 5:30 P.M. – Special Meeting/Budget Study Session 7:00 P.M. – Regular Meeting Place: Council Chambers 200 'H' Street Antioch, CA 94509 Staff Report: Click Here Editors Notes: Back in October 2025, Antioch Police provided a presentation to the city council where they told the council there are a total of 185 cameras – between the video surveillance system and Automated License Plate Readers (LPR) systems. They also said they do not share the data with out of state law enforcement or federal agencies. Here is a breakdown of camera locations: At the time, Lt. Whitaker, in charge of the investigation's bureau provided the presentation noting the 185 cameras all come from separate budgets within the city. He continued, sharing that they have 13 FLOCK cameras – new to the city within the last 6 months along with 29 vigilant cameras, 7 which are offline, leaving 22 active and working. Whitaker shared the 185 cameras, those are on a combined 4 different systems so there is a need to go to one system to allow all departments could use them – based on permissions/securities or needs. He shared they would like to add more cameras and get them onto one single system. He shared that with 7 of the 29 Vigilant cameras offline, they will slowly work to replace them as they go down—they will be replaced with FLOCK but are limited based on budget. Since its inception in April 2023, ALPR data has become an essential investigative tool for both patrol officers and detectives conducting follow-up investigations, providing significant public-safety benefits. ALPR data has directly contributed to: Note – the Richmond data was provided in December 2025.