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December 12, 2007
The West LAPD has now received and installed several
license-plate reading cameras. The cameras, which are
attached to police cars, scan up to 1000 license
plates per hour looking for stolen and/or wanted vehicles.
The money for the cameras was approved by the Westside
Neighborhood Council and originated from a settlement
between Tract 7260, Westwood South and a Century City
developer.
The cameras are expected to improve the efficiency of our
police department.
With budget cuts and local elected officials attention off
on other topics, it is often up to the local homeowner
associations to secure desperately needed infrastructure
funding.
License plate reading cameras "read" each license plate on
every vehicle passing the police cruiser. The plate is
then automatically checked against a database of
stolen/wanted vehicles. The system then informs the
officers so that they can take action.
The technology was used recently in
San Jose to catch a suspect who was wanted for abduction of
a 12-year old. (read
story).
In Beverly Hills, the technology was used recently to catch
a car thief.
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