Northport Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers
Agency | Northport Police Department |
Location | Northport, AL |
Technology | Automated License Plate Readers |
Vendor | Flock Safety |
The Northport Police Department purchased two Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2020 and has access to Flock ALPRs system maintained by local home owner associations.
Links
News article (Tuscaloosa Thread)
Meeting documents (City of Northport)
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.