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Palmetto Bay Policing Unit: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Palmetto Bay Policing Unit
Location Palmetto Bay, FL
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor ACTI Communications

The Palmetto Bay Policing Unit (on contract with the Miami-Dade Police Department) purchased two mobile automated license plate reader kits from ACTI Communications in 2017.

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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.