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Dearborn Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Dearborn Police Department
Location Dearborn, MI
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Dearborn Police Department purchased a mobile license plate reader in 2018 with $45,000 in funds from the Auto Theft Prevention Authority.

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.

An illustration of a police car with cameras aimed at another vehicle.