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Milpitas Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Milpitas Police Department
Location Milpitas, CA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock Safety, Neology/PIPS

The City of Milpitas approved the purchase of 20 automated license plate readers from Flock Safety in May 2020. Milpitas Police Department also disclosed that it contracts with Neology/PIPS for ALPR technology.

More about this technology

Automated license plate readers are cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that capture every license plate that passes. The data is uploaded to searchable databases with the time, date, and GPS coordinates.

An illustration of a police car with cameras aimed at another vehicle.