Thread by @_DanielSinclair

What is this? All of my searches are coming up blank.

https://twitter.com/brandonwenerd/status/1395045423958478849

The plates for that Citizen 'Private Patrol' do match this vehicle from losangelesprofessionalsecurity.com, which describes itself as a "Subscription Law Enforcement Service." It apparently does everything from Apple Watch fall detection monitoring for the elderly, to alarm response.

After seeing the Instagram for 'LAPS,' which features this kitted out Model Y, I have so many more questions. instagram.com/p/CPBp2YKndZe/

Why do they have a helicopter

Half of this Instagram is just fear porn of skid row

That social media presence is a split between Nightcrawler and RoboCop. Why is there a Citizen logo on that company's patrol cars? I have so many questions about this white-labeled (?) patrol force-as-a-service

There is more of an explanation to the company in this Instagram video. The way the founder uses the phrase 'Law Enforcement' interchangeably with 'company' is pretty spooky. instagram.com/tv/CJjwogpnW11…

“Citizen confirmed the vehicle is part of a pilot program in the city”

“‘There is one vehicle in LA (no other cities) and it's a pilot program for our employees.’ The spokesperson repeatedly declined to say what the vehicles are specifically for” vice.com/en/article/7kv…

Law Enforcement by Citizen™
Making Your World A Safer Place™
NO LOITERING. DISPERSE CITIZENS™

"All personnel please evacuate to the nearest pod, and report to your supervisor"

Are we sure that Nathan For You is over because this has to have Nathan's fingerprints on it. This must be Nathan's brother that graduated from one of Canada's top police academies

It deepens. Literally white-labeled LE: "Crime and neighborhood watch app Citizen has ambitions to deploy private security workers to the scene of disturbances at the request of app users, according to leaked internal Citizen documents and Citizen sources" vice.com/en/article/v7e…

"In short, the product, described as 'security response' in internal emails, would have Citizen send a car with private security forces to an app user, according to the former employee. A private security company working with Citizen would provide the response staff"

"One of those companies, according to emails, is well-known private security contractor Securitas. The email about the tests says that Securitas avg response times have improved to around 20mins. In one case, a guard showed up in 10mins to escort a Citizen employee to get coffee"

"The email also names LAPS, or Los Angeles Professional Security... The internal Citizen email says the company is 'an additional response partner.'"

Motherboard: "One of the emails says that Citizen has pitched the security response service to the Los Angeles Police Department at a high level. The email claims the LAPD said the solution could be a game changer. "

Another spotting of that 'private patrol' car:

https://twitter.com/stellarstuffs/status/1395795584674516992?s=20