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Automated license-plate readers work 24/7 Video

By Sam Sweeney NBC40 SOMERS POINT, N.J. — New technology mounted on the side of police cars is allowing police to keep the roads safer. They are advanced cameras capturing your license plate and ...

Ark. capital weighs pros, cons of license plate readers Comments

By Jeannie Nuss Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Little Rock may not be a likely terrorism target or a gang crime hotspot, but the Arkansas capital has decided to follow the example of high-security ...

'Next-generation 911' gear modernizes police Video

Chris Woodyard USA TODAY RoboCop would be proud. Maybe even amazed. Like the main character of the then-futuristic 1987 movie about an all-seeing humanoid cop, patrol officers are being equipped with the ...

License-plate readers create 'massive intelligence database' Comments

Lance Benzel The Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — It's a little black box perched on a police car, and it's always watching. When 87-year-old Katherine "Kit" Grazioli's body ...

ACLU wants to know how license plate data is used Comments

By Brian Witte Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The American Civil Liberties Union is asking police agencies nationwide for details on how they store data captured by automatic license plate readers, ...

In cities across the country, fleets of cars drive predetermined routes through high-traffic business and residential neighborhoods, where they scan and photograph license plates for PlateNet, an online ...

Calif. town to vote on $42K grant for license plate scanning equipment

By Phillip Zonkel Press Telegram SIGNAL HILL, Calif. — Finding stolen vehicles or wanted suspects might get a little easier thanks to a $42,130 grant for 21st century technology from the Department ...

SF police get 'Bat Computer' Comments

By PoliceOne Staff SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police will be using a new tablet app that lets officers scan plates, upload photos, dictate reports and pin locations in real-time to better predict ...

How automatic license plate readers contributed to one town's drop in crime Comments

The ALPR deployment in Tiburon (Calif.) offers quite a few compelling pieces of information which can be of great benefit to other departments across the country. ...

Setting up an automatic license plate recognition system Comments

Dressed in expensive clothing and driving a shiny Mercedes around the tony town of Tiburon (Calif.), the woman looked like she truly belonged among the affluent residents in the San Francisco suburb. However, ...

Texas police seek grants for high-tech equipment

Longview News Journal LONGVIEW, Texas — Longview police soon could have new high-tech tools in the department’s arsenal of crime-fighting equipment. At their regular meeting scheduled for 5:30 ...

License-plate-reading patrol car comes to NC casinos Video

NCTimes.com VALLEY CENTER, N.C. — A new patrol vehicle that is able to scan hundreds of license plates at a time was deployed Monday in Valley Center, Sheriff's Department officials said. The ...

Plate scanners raise privacy fears Comments

By Sarah Burge The Press Enterprise RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Police departments across the Inland area have embraced a new technology that helps officers on patrol to locate stolen cars, felony suspects ...

ALPR systems cause privacy concerns Comments

Automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems are ever more popular as law enforcement tools, and it’s easy to understand why. With very little effort on the part of the operator, these systems can ...

Police get $50K grant for license plate reader in Mass.

By Grant Welker The Herald News SOMERSET, Mass. — The Police Department has received a grant to buy a license plate reader that scans hundreds of plates a minute and allows officers to quickly spot ...

Phila. police now have 24-hour real-time surveillance center

By Allison Steele The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — These days, when Philadelphia police officers respond to robberies and shootings, they might learn that video surveillance from the scene ...

ACLU says LPRs 'cross the line' Comments

Potentially mapping drivers' whereabouts with cruiser-mounted scanners draws scrutiny ...

Video: Closer look at high-tech LAPD Chevy Caprice PPV Video

By PoliceOne StaffAOL's Translogic web series took a closer look at the LAPD's new Chevy Caprice PPV, set to debut in 2012. Check out the rundown of the Caprice's high-tech features, from a 6.0 liter, ...

Maine PD to test license plate scanners Comments

By Trevor MaxwellPORTLAND, Maine — Police in Maine's largest city this summer will test a high-tech camera system that scans license plates and checks them against various databases, including lists ...

A powerful weapon for police in the post-9/11 world Comments

Prior to the creation of the TSDB, information about known or suspected terrorists was dispersed throughout the U.S. Government and no one agency was charged with consolidating it and making it available for use in terrorist screening. In fact, three of the 9/11 hijackers — Mohammed Atta, Ziad Jarrah, and Hani Hanjour — were stopped by state or local law enforcement for traffic violations in the days leading up to the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. ...