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Zapata County Sheriff's Office: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Zapata County Sheriff's Office
Location Zapata, TX
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Zapata County Sheriff's Office received $375,000 from the Operation Stonegarden program to purchase automated license plate readers in 2023.

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.