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Lincoln Park Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Lincoln Park Police Department
Location Lincoln Park, MI
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Lincoln Park Police Department received a $40,000 federal grant in 2013 to purchase three automated license plate readers.

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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.