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Lake County Sheriff's Office: Automated License Plate Readers

Flock brand automated license plate reader affixed to a light pole.
An example of a Flock Safety automated license plate reader.
Credit: Redlands Police Department
Agency Lake County Sheriff's Office
Location Painesville, OH
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock Safety

The Lake County Sheriff's Office has been using automated license plate readers since 2010.

Links
Press release (Homeland Security Newseire)
Press release (Lake County Sheriff's Office)

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.

Flock brand automated license plate reader affixed to a light pole.
An example of a Flock Safety automated license plate reader.
Credit: Redlands Police Department