CiCi" and claim automated license plate readers later picked up her Infiniti in East Oakland after she left Fairfield, though police have not confirmed that detail. Oakland significantly expanded its own camera network in December, when the City Council approved a $2.25 million contract with Flock Safety for more than 300 additional plate readers citywide, per <a href='https://oaklandside.org/2025/11/20/flock-safety-cameras-oakland-license-plate-readers/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>The Oaklandside</a>.</p><p>Fairfield runs comparable technology out of its own Real-Time Intelligence Center, which pairs plate-reader data with a Drone as First Responder program that monitors city streets, including Travis Boulevard, as <a href='https://www.ktvu.com/news/fairfield-police-showcase-drone-program-ties-flock-safety' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>KTVU FOX 2</a> reported in April. The overlapping camera networks in both cities give investigators a way to trace vehicle movement across municipal lines, though it's unclear whether that capability has produced any confirmed leads in Brooks' case.</p><h3>What State Law Requires, and How Rare Suspicious Cases Are</h3><p>State law leaves no room for delay in situations like this one. Under California Penal Code Section 14211, law enforcement agencies must accept missing person reports immediately regardless of jurisdiction and are required to prioritize them over property-crime investigations, according to the <a href='https://www.cdss.ca.gov/portals/9/FosterCare/MYP/Los%20Angeles%20County%20MYP.pdf' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>California Department of Social Services</a>. Statewide, the California Department of Justice logged 39,561 missing adult reports in 2025, including 15,682 involving women; only 380 of those cases statewide were formally classified under suspicious circumstances, a designation that triggers specialized investigative resources.</p><p>Cases like Brooks' typically fall to the Special Victims Unit and Major Crimes Unit within the Fairfield Police Department's Investigations Division, according to the <a href='https://www.fairfield.ca.gov/government/city-departments/police/operations-bureau/investigations/special-victims-unit' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>City of Fairfield</a>, which oversees high-profile disappearances, suspicious deaths and cold cases. Fairfield has faced high-profile searches for missing residents before; Hoodline previously covered the case of Jason Arriola, a Fairfield man whose disappearance last fall drew a community search that <a href='https://hoodline.com/2025/12/fairfield-community-s-search-for-missing-man-jason-arriola-ends-in-tragedy-near-paradise-valley-road/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener'>ended in tragedy</a> near Paradise Valley Road in December.</p><h3>Tips Sought From the Public</h3><p>Anyone with information about Brooks or her vehicle is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department at 707-428-7300, or to reach the Investigations Division's anonymous tip line at 707-428-7600. Tips can also be emailed to [email protected], per the department's post. Police have not said whether they consider foul play a possibility, and as of Thursday, Brooks' whereabouts remained unknown.</p>