The police department for El Cajon, a city near San Diego, made the information available to more than 130 non-California agencies.
The College of the Sequoias District Police Department, in the Central Valley, was second with 91.
The Menifee Police Department, in the Inland Empire, was the third highest with 30.
A report published Wednesday by the Sacramento County grand jury found the Sheriff’s Office and Sacramento Police Department both recently shared license plate data out of state.
Law enforcement agencies say the readers are a powerful aid to solving crimes. Along with scanning license plates, police tout how the cameras can capture other information about vehicles, such as their type, which can help quickly track down suspects. Accessing another department’s data, they add, can be critical to making an arrest. Beyond that, agencies’ desire to share the information centers around a dispute over state law. In 2015, the Legislature passed a bill that said California police departments are only allowed to share license plate data with other public agencies. The Attorney General’s Office argued in an October bulletin that the bill’s definition of a public agency is limited to only those in California. But state police associations countered that the law does not explicitly prohibit the sharing of data outside the state.
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288926148.html#storylink=cpy
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
3 Fords that Consumer Reports has on it's list of used vehicles that it believes one should avoid purchasing...
the 2017-2019 Ford Expedition, 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, and the 2021 Escape, each vehicle has much worse-than-average reliability compared to the rest of the pack.
These are the vehicles used shoppers should avoid, based on rankings Consumer Reports derived using data from a variety of sources, including Consumer Reports Annual Auto Surveys submitted by owners, which notate any problems those folks have experienced with their vehicles.
The 2017-2019 Ford Expedition made the cut this year after ranking dead last among its peers in the full-size SUV segment in terms of reliability
compliment of the day!
Always love the banner review. Thanks for taking the time to find such great pics, and thanks for such a great blog Jesse!!
TheBeaversDad
Monday, July 01, 2024
this 1970 Lamborghini Miura P 400S with only about 26k miles was off everyone's radar for the past 4 decades
This was just removed from a living room, by removing a wall or two, of an East Rockaway NY house where it had been featured, since 1980. 40 years as a feature of a living room!
Gooding and company will be auctioning this, and expect it to fetch about 2 million or more
Sunday, June 30, 2024
The “Auto Art” that Chicago artist Tom Strobel completed for Gage Chrysler Plymouth (Gage Park neighborhood Chicago) in 1966 for promotional purposes. These hand painted cars had an optic art vibe.
a1966 Mr. Norm's Dodge Coronet left the factory with the 426 max wedge, it's the only 66 Coronet factory made with a max wedge
It's still unclear why Chrysler decided to use the discontinued Wedge in a 1966 Dodge, but Jim speculates it's because the company needed to show NASCAR they would be ready for the said season with a 426-cubic-inch powerplant. Chrysler was having difficulties rolling out the HEMI. However, the latter arrived on time, so Mopar scrapped the plan-B Wedge option.
Noted Mopar expert Galen V. Govier also documented the car's authenticity as a 1966 Wedge. According to him, only three vehicles were special-ordered with the 426 Street Wedge. However, this 1966 Coronet is the only one known to exist. It's also the only unit with extensive documentation from all previous owners.
The previous owner also successfully linked the car to Grand Spaulding Dodge, the iconic performance-oriented dealership that sold the sought-after "Mr. Norm's" vehicles. The vehicle's data card has been recovered, confirming that it shipped to that dealership.
More proof comes from an ad Mr. Norm ran at the time. The print said, "Would you believe? Brand-new '66 Coronet 2-dr Street Ram" with "full factory equipment." The ad confirms the engine wasn't a swamp performed by Mr. Norm Kraus. It seems he was also surprised Dodge fitted a 426 Wedge in a 1966-model-year car.
It wasn't commissioned by the dealership, either. Dodge simply chose to send it to Mr. Norm because they thought he was the only man who could sell such a car. Furthermore, according to Mr. Wicker, the numbers stamped in the core support, rear bumper support, and broadcast sheet "all match and coincide with each other."
The second owner replaced the hood, painted the car purple, and named it "Gentle Ben," bringing it to the condition it was discovered in decades later. He also made several mods to the body and under the hood. The Coronet changed a couple more owners before it ended up in storage in the mid-to-late 1970s. It then went into a storage box, where it remained for decades.
The Coronet was unearthed in 2012. Its fifth owner noticed the discrepancies between the VIN and the fender tag and sold it, thinking it had a misprinted VIN. The sixth owner, who showcased the car in 2023, discovered the broadcast sheet under the rear seat and did the initial research toward unveiling its special-order 426 Wedge status.
After touring it at various events through 2023, the sixth owner sold the 1966 Coronet to Jim, who completed the documentation process.
The Coronet was unearthed in 2012. Its fifth owner noticed the discrepancies between the VIN and the fender tag and sold it, thinking it had a misprinted VIN. The sixth owner, who showcased the car in 2023, discovered the broadcast sheet under the rear seat and did the initial research toward unveiling its special-order 426 Wedge status.
After touring it at various events through 2023, the sixth owner sold the 1966 Coronet to Jim, who completed the documentation process.
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