Flock Safety Automated License Plate Readers monitor both entrances of Princeton’s Oxenfree neighborhood. Photo Bob Wieland/The Princeton Herald

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) like the Flock Safety cameras capture still photos of vehicles, but the last known location of a specific vehicle is only available to law enforcement officers who search for that vehicle, police say.

There are several competing or complimentary systems available and two years ago the Princeton Police Department obtained two Motorola Vigilant cameras, and is currently awaiting installation of six more at intersections, said Tiffany West, manager of administrative services for the PPD.

Delivery of the city’s first six Flock Safety cameras is pending approval of a Texas Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Grant, but Chief James Waters wants residents to know the department’s ALPRs are subject to the same rigorous security program as the Aegis Public Safety Software used for computer-assisted dispatch and records management.

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