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Cheyenne Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Cheyenne Police Department
Location Cheyenne, WY
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Elsag

The Cheyenne Police Department recieved a $48,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance in 2011, which they used in to purchase Elsag automated license plate readers in 2012.

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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.