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Sugar Land Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Sugar Land Police Department
Location Sugar Land, TX
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock

The Sugar Land Police Department has used automated license plate readers since 2009 and acquired 74 stationary ALPRs in 2016.

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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.