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Upper Saucon Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Upper Saucon Police Department
Location Upper Saucon, PA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

Upper Saucon Township's 2017 budget identifies purchase of mobile license plate reader and related equipment using a $40,000 gaming grant.

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.