The Anchorage Assembly has put off a decision on new rules governing how city police use surveillance technology, after hours of debate made little progress, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
Members spent several hours at their 20 October meeting on competing ordinances but got through only a small number of amendments. One measure, introduced in the summer by three Assembly members, would write limits on surveillance into city law, with penalties if police break them. Police Chief Sean Case said it could slow the department's ability to adopt new tools such as licence plate readers and AI products.
A rival version from Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's administration, backed by two other members, has become the main focus. The debate comes as Anchorage police rely more on cameras, AI and a new Real Time Crime Center, and as public unease about Flock traffic cameras grows.
Source: Anchorage Daily News
