Using license plate readers to solve and thwart crimes

How police are using license plate readers to solve and thwart crimes

Early in 2022, the Detroit News reported that criminals had taken to the city’s freeways to settle arguments with guns and avoid the city’s network of high-definition surveillance cameras at gas stations and other locations. Michigan State Police reports show at least two shootings happened every month on Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county freeways in 2021. And that is despite increased police patrols that were launched in response to what officials said was then an unprecedented wave of high-speed violence.

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First Lt. Michael Shaw of the Michigan State Police joins the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast this week to talk about how license plate readers are being deployed to help.

Later, he talks about how excessive speeding continues even as the pandemic subsided and more vehicles returned to the roads. He talked about the increase in speeding and fatal crashes on a previous edition early in the pandemic. Other relevant links:  https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/virginia-supreme-court-sees-through-police-claim-license https://www.dhs.gov/publication/st-automated-license-plate-reader-fact-sheet https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/rise-in-preventable-traffic-crashes-leading-to-spike-in-serious-injuries