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Cooke County Sheriff's Office: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Cooke County Sheriff's Office
Location Gainesville, TX
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Martel Electronics

The Cooke County Sheriff's Office purchased an automated license plate reader from Martel Electronics for $3,524 in 2018.

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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.