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Passaic Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Passaic Police Department
Location Passaic, NJ
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Passaic Police Department received a $148,253 grant from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office in 2023 for automated license plate readers.

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.