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Palomar College Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Palomar College Police Department
Location San Marcos, CA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Palomar College Police Department began using automated license plate readers on two patrol cars in 2019.

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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.