the city of Austin now has 40 license plate readers up and running

In the two years since getting Flock, Deputy Hipolito said its helped with cases ranging from stolen cars to a homicide.

“A complete stranger on stranger type, random incident. We were able to find the suspect vehicle within just a matter of minutes by searching a particular color car that might have been in the area.”

“If we just enter a type of car or a partial license plate or a color of a car or a sticker, it’ll go back and search the database, and if that has been scanned anywhere in the county or anywhere in another city that has flocked cameras that we’re sharing information with, it will provide that information,” said Hays County Sheriff Deputy Anthony Hipolito.

The Pflugerville Police Department said it currently has 28 Flock cameras.

“Since implementing the technology, our community has experienced a significant reduction in incidents such as vehicle burglaries, shoplifting and catalytic converter thefts. Additionally, we’ve witnessed a notable increase in the apprehension of suspects involved in stolen vehicle cases, warrant arrests, and the successful recovery of stolen vehicles.” Pflugerville Police Department

Since installing its technology in 2022, the department said it has:

Recovered 153 stolen vehicles
Cleared 132 outstanding warrants
Seized 63 narcotic items and 20 firearms
Arrested 211 suspects for a total of 479 charges
PPD said its used the technology to enhance safety and support ongoing investigations.

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I'm of the opinion that the police can do their job without the computers and cameras... because power like tech has proven over and over to simply corrupt the people that use it. The police can certainly do their job without the computers and cameras, and the government (police work for a mayor, city governments report to county and state governments, and share info with the feds) doesn't need to track people day and night, ad nauseum