Fargo Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers
| Agency | Fargo Police Department |
| Location | Fargo, ND |
| Technology | Automated License Plate Readers |
| Vendor | PIPS |
Since 2010, the Fargo Police Department has had squad cars equipped with automated license plate readers. In 2018, the police department purchased four additional ALPRs for $60,000 from Pips Technology.
Links
News article (The Bismarck Tribune)
Meeting documents (The City of Fargo)
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.