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Crystal Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Crystal Police Department
Location Crystal, MN
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

As of 2019, the Crystal Police Department had an automated license plate reader mounted on one patrol car

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.