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Ellisville Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Ellisville Police Department
Location Ellisville, MO
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

In 2019, the Ellisville Police Department received a grant from the Missouri Chief of Police Association for a automated license plate reader.

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.