More cameras are being installed around Louisville to help police prevent and solve crimes.
The camera at Central Avenue and Crittenden Drive near L&N Cardinal Stadium takes pictures of licenses plates as vehicles drive by. The cameras are helping Louisville Metro Police so much, dozens more are being installed across the city.
After taking pictures of the license plates, the license plate numbers are cross referenced with national and state databases to see if the vehicle is stolen, involved in a missing persons report or a known wanted suspect.
Depending on how the law enforcement agency has the cameras set up, police officers can get a notification directly to their phone if it’s a hit.
Louisville currently has 136 cameras at intersections around the city. Another 80 or so will be installed soon. Other cities like Elizabethtown, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana also have the Flock cameras.
Flock said it partnered with more than 200 police agencies in Indiana and 75 in Kentucky.
Officers are calling the cameras a gamechanger.
Some people have concerns about their information being out there. Flock said it keeps data for 30 days and then deletes it.
The company doesn’t share or sell information, which is owned by the local police agency.
Source: WDRB
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