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Thousand Oaks Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)
Agency Thousand Oaks Police Department
Location Thousand Oaks, CA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Vigilant Solutions

The Thousand Oaks Police Department has been using automated license plate readers since 2017 and expanded the program in late 2021/early 2022.

More about this technology

Cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that are used to track license plates.

Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)