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Glendale Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Flock brand automated license plate reader affixed to a light pole.
An example of a Flock Safety automated license plate reader.
Credit: Redlands Police Department
Agency Glendale Police Department
Location Glendale, CA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock Safety

The Glendale Police Department received an award of $16,333 from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance for its Expansion of Flock Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Safety Camera Program in 2022. The Department has a contract with Idemia through October 2023. In 2022, the agency collected more than 775,000 vehicle scans using automated license plate readers.

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Public records (Glendale Police Department)
Government information (U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance)
Government information (Auditor of the State of California)
Other (www.cbsnews.com)
Other (bja.ojp.gov)

More about this technology

Cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that are used to track license plates.

Flock brand automated license plate reader affixed to a light pole.
An example of a Flock Safety automated license plate reader.
Credit: Redlands Police Department