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Bellevue Borough Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Bellevue Borough Police Department
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Bellevue Borough Police Department received funding from the Alleghany County District Attorney to purchase an automated license plate reader in 2019.

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.