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Mercer Island Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Mercer Island Police Department
Location Mercer Island, WA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Mercer Island Police Department purchased automated license plate readers for three vehicles July 2020.

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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.