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Coalinga Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Flock brand automated license plate reader affixed to a light pole.
An example of a Flock Safety automated license plate reader.
Credit: Redlands Police Department
Agency Coalinga Police Department
Location Coalinga, CA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock Safety

The Coalinga Police Department received funding from California's Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program in 2023 36 video surveillance cameras, including nine cameras with automated license plate recognition.

Links
Government information (California Board of State and Community Corrections)
https://web.archive.org/web/20240326192314/https://www.bscc.ca.gov/organized-retail-theft-grant-program/

More about this technology

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

Flock brand automated license plate reader affixed to a light pole.
An example of a Flock Safety automated license plate reader.
Credit: Redlands Police Department