Automatic License Plate Readers are pretty good at identifying car plates, but certain conditions and situations may cause ...

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Police in South Dakota logged fewer theft reports in 2025 than the previous year, but made more arrests for theft. The figures suggest surveillance technology ...

Just over a year ago, Thalía Sánchez became the proud owner of a home in Alsip. She decided to leave the bustle of the city ...

Advocates supported a CT bill that would restrict the use of data from automatic license plate readers, but police say it helps solve crimes.

Just weeks after Mountain View police revealed that they had allowed hundreds of law enforcement agencies unauthorized access to license plate data, Palo Alto will consider an audit of the city’s own ...

At least 16 states have adopted policies aimed at regulating the use and retention of data collected by license plate readers, which capture pictures of vehicle license plates every time a car ...

Imagine you’re preparing to drive home from a doctor’s appointment when a law enforcement officer approaches your vehicle, takes a photo of your car, and sends it to federal law enforcement, as well ...

The Milwaukee Police Department has cut off access to its automated license plate reader database for a majority of its officers, according to a department spokesperson.

Milwaukee police have restricted access to their automatic license plate reader database after prosecutors say a former officer used it to track his partner and that person's ex 179 times.

Michigan state lawmakers are pushing to regulate automatic license plate readers after years of debate over the surveillance technology in metro Detroit communities.