SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated plate readers are used. He said the regulations would have ...

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 ...

While footage is largely confidential, the public will have access to a portal showing the system's policy and usage data. The system will be used to investigate arson, missing persons, abductions and ...

Law enforcement agencies in New Mexico are utilizing license plate readers to track criminals, with recent successes including the arrest of a fugitive from New York and solving a deadly shooting. The ...

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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 ...

Small cameras that come with access to a massive national database and powerful software are a growing tool for South Florida law enforcement. Controversy comes with them, too. License plate ...

WASHINGTON BUREAU HAS THAT COMING UP. BUT FIRST, WE’RE LOOKING AT NEW TECHNOLOGY BEING USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND MANY SAY IT’S HELPING TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. AS SASHA ...