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Puyallup Tribal Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Puyallup Tribal Police Department
Location Tacoma, WA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Puyallup Tribal Police Department received funding to buy one automated license plate reader in 2017.

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.