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Mesa Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)
Agency Mesa Police Department
Location Mesa, AZ
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Vigilant Solutions

The Mesa Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. It shares its ALPR with close to 800 agencies across the country.

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.

Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)