Small cameras that come with access to a massive national database and powerful software are a growing tool for South Florida ...

A real-time video feed from a school could pinpoint an active shooter moving classroom to classroom. License plate readers county-wide could immediately alert deputies and police to a stolen car, sex ...

License plate reader cameras are growing in popularity among police nationwide. But some local agencies refuse to disclose ...

Milesight, a provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions, announces the official launch of its cutting-edge PlateXpert Technology, an advancement in the evolution of License Plate Recognition ...

When Anne Arundel County Police announced in August that their crime rates had dropped since the beginning of the year, they attributed it in part to the technology at their fingertips, including ...

In 2018, Brian Hofer and his younger brother were driving to visit their parents for Thanksgiving. It should have been a routine trip. But that evening they found themselves held at gunpoint by a ...

Will Freeman has founded a crowd-sourced project to map automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in the US and abroad, concerned about the invasion of privacy these cameras pose. The project is ...

A Providence spokesperson told 5 Investigates that the technology was "extremely helpful in tracking the suspect's vehicle in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tightened rules on how police in California use automated license plate readers, saying the regulations would impede criminal investigations. The ...

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