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Akron 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 Akron Police Department
Location Akron, OH
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock Safety

The Akron Police Department had 87 mobile automated license plate reader units as of November 2017 and planned to install an additional 145 Flock Safety cameras as of September 2022.

Links
News article (Cleveland.com)
News article (Akron Advocate)

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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.

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