Pioneer Press Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:18:53 -0700
Lakeville / Police test tool that finds wanted cars
Lakeville police officer Kevin O'Neill started his patrol shift at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. By 10:30 a.m., he had run background checks on 422 license plates. O'Neill used a new device â€" called a license plate recognition system â€" that reads characters on plates by using two automated cameras mounted on a squad car and compares the reading to a national database of wanted vehicles. Lakeville police are the first in Minnesota to use the system, which already is used in other states and Canada. Lakeville plans to test the system for a year. The system watches for vehicles involved in police alerts about stolen vehicles, AMBER alerts and wanted felons. "This technology is something that has promised to be beneficial to patrol officers," Police Chief Tom Vonhof said. "This is a tool officers use to enhance their capability."
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