[PVRCNC] License plate SKIMMER

[Brian Alsop]

This from the WRAL website.
Raleigh, N.C. — Raleigh police are investing in more technology to make 
crime fighting faster and easier. They now have Automated License Plate 
Reader technology, which helps spot stolen and wanted vehicles, but 
there are privacy questions surrounding it.

Four cameras on top of police cruisers automatically scan license plates 
as officers patrol the streets, and the numbers run through a national 
criminal database.

If there's a match, an alarm will sound. Raleigh police say the 
technology has helped them find several stolen cars and missing people.

“With this technology, it can read hundreds of plates in a couple of 
seconds if there are that many plates for it to see,” said Officer John 
Maultsby.


73 de Brian/K3KO