For the second time in two months, members of the Long Beach City Council questioned their police department about facial recognition software, and more questions are likely coming now that some members of a city commission have floated the idea of placing a moratorium on the technology. - ADVERTISEMENT - In a meeting of the council’s public safety committee Friday, LBPD Assistant Chief Wally Hebeish defended his department’s limited use of facial recognition software, calling it a valuable tool that is only used to generate leads in criminal investigations. Even then, he said, it must be supported by other evidence for detectives to take action on it.